Close X
Saturday, November 30, 2024
ADVT 
India

NRIs, Locals Pitch In For Punjab Farmers' Kin

IANS, 11 Aug, 2017 01:12 PM
    In an initiative to help the beleaguered farmer community, a number of people, including NRIs and locals, have come forward to donate money through the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to the families whose one or more members have committed suicide.
     
     
    Leader of Opposition Sukhpal Khaira said the AAP was just a facilitator between the donors and recipients and would not open any special bank account for the purpose.
     
     
    Surjeet Singh, father of Australian NRI Rashpal Singh, originally of Charar village (Jalandhar), handed over a cheque for Rs 2 lakh to the family of Davinder Singh of Chanarthal Khurd village in Fatehgarh Sahib today.
     
     
    All three male members of the family had committed suicide in the recent past after failing to repay the loan taken from a local commission agent.
     
     
    Khaira added that after his call to the NRIs a few days ago, many of them contacted him to help the farmers in the state. 
     
     
    He said Jeet Singh Kular (Canada), Raju Purewal (Canada), Dashmesh Singh Pannu (Canada) and Jaswinder Singh Latti (Italy) have promised to donate Rs 1 lakh each to the farmers’ families, while Manjeet Singh Ghumman (Holland) has offered to pay monthly pension of Rs 2,500 each to the widows of Dalit Khet Mazdoor families.
     
     
    Another donor from Moga — Happy — has offered to donate Rs 25,000 to any victim family.
     
     
    Khaira said he had also donated Rs 50,000 to a migrant family of Kapurthala whose five members had committed suicide after consuming poison in June.
     
     
    Terming the initiative as “Peedit Kisan-Majdoor Bachao Muhim” (Save indebted farmers-labourer initiative), Khaira made a fervent appeal to Punjabi NRIs to come forward and help the aggrieved families with an open heart.

    MORE India ARTICLES

    After Vinod Khanna's Demise, Gurdaspur LS Seat Heads For Congress-BJP Tussle

    After Vinod Khanna's Demise, Gurdaspur LS Seat Heads For Congress-BJP Tussle
    Punjab BJP president (and union minister) Vijay Sampla has asked all the poll incharges to rush to their respective constituencies and start working towards the victory of the BJP in the forthcoming LS bypoll

    After Vinod Khanna's Demise, Gurdaspur LS Seat Heads For Congress-BJP Tussle

    Two Brothers Shot Dead In Hisar Over Old Rivalary

    Two Brothers Shot Dead In Hisar Over Old Rivalary
    Two brothers were shot dead and another man was seriously injured by a group of assailants in Valmiki Mohalla here, the police said on Friday.

    Two Brothers Shot Dead In Hisar Over Old Rivalary

    Bangladesh's 'Sultan Of Sex' Detained On Blackmail Charges

    Bangladesh's 'Sultan Of Sex' Detained On Blackmail Charges
    Police raided Fuad bin Sultan's home Wednesday in the capital Dhaka where they seized a laptop, methamphetamine tablets and alleged pornographic videos.

    Bangladesh's 'Sultan Of Sex' Detained On Blackmail Charges

    Kerala Woman Bites Off Chunk Of Neighbour's Tongue As He Tried To Molest Her

    Kerala Woman Bites Off Chunk Of Neighbour's Tongue As He Tried To Molest Her
    A woman in Kerala’s Kochi bit off the tongue of a neighbour on Monday night when he allegedly tried to molest her

    Kerala Woman Bites Off Chunk Of Neighbour's Tongue As He Tried To Molest Her

    Pakistan Govt Website Hacked, Indian National Anthem Posted

    Pakistan Govt Website Hacked, Indian National Anthem Posted
    The Pakistan government website was on Thursday reportedly hacked briefly by unknown hackers who posted the Indian national anthem and Independence Day greetings on the web page.

    Pakistan Govt Website Hacked, Indian National Anthem Posted

    In India, UK's First Turbaned Sikh MP Tanmanjeet Dhesi Talks Blacklist Of Sikhs, Operation Bluestar

    In India, UK's First Turbaned Sikh MP Tanmanjeet Dhesi Talks Blacklist Of Sikhs, Operation Bluestar
    Dhesi said, "I cannot say that if it is India or UK which owns the diamond. No individual can pronounce any decision on its ownership as it is a part of history which is being revisited and studied. It is a topic too complex and vast." 

    In India, UK's First Turbaned Sikh MP Tanmanjeet Dhesi Talks Blacklist Of Sikhs, Operation Bluestar