Baba Ram Singh | Sikh Priest Dies By Suicide | Leaves Note On Farmer Protests | Blames Government

The priest of a Gurdwara from Haryana, Baba Ram Singh, who joined the farmers' protest, has died by suicide; he shot himself. The 65-year-old was at the Delhi-Sonipat border at Kundli, where he reached on the evening of December 15. In a note, he said he was sacrificing his life "to express anger and pain against the government's injustice". Shyam Lal Poonia, the Deputy Police Commissioner of Sonipat, said Baba Ram Singh had shot himself inside the car. His followers said the funeral will be held in Karnal on December 18. Most opposition leaders tweeted condolences, the list included Congress's Rahul Gandhi & CM Amarinder Singh, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and the Badals. tens of thousands of farmers have gathered at the borders of Delhi from Punjab and & Haryana, demanding that the three farm sector laws passed by the government in September, be scrapped.

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