Farmer Protest: All the three farmer wives of Kotha Guru, who died in the bus accident, joined the farmers’ struggle

Bhakta Bhai, 4th January

A bus of Bharatiya Kisan Union Ekta (Ugrahan) going to join the Kisan Mahapanchayat in Tohana (Haryana) from village Kotha Guru crashed on the Bathinda-Barnala highway this morning due to dense fog. All the three farmer women who died in the accident were closely associated with the peasant struggle for a long time.

Jasveer Kaur (70), Sarabjit Kaur (60) and Balveer Kaur (65) are among these women of village Kotha Guru.

These farmer women were active members of BKU Ekta (Ugrahan) and used to reach every farmer’s front with enthusiasm. These Kisan Bibi also actively participated in the Kisan Morcha held in Delhi.

As soon as the news of the accident came, there was a wave of mourning in the village of Kotha Guru. Village farmer leader Surjit Singh Sita said that the bus had left Kotha Guru village for Tohana this morning. A total of 54 farmers of the village were riding in it. Three farmer wives died on the spot, while 32 farmers and wives were seriously injured. He said that all the three women belonged to simple peasant families. Meanwhile, senior leaders of BKU (Ugrahan) Shingara Singh Mann, Basant Singh Kotha Guru, Jaspal Singh Pala and state president of Punjab Khet Mazdoor Union Zora Singh Nasrali demanded that the Punjab government should give 10 lakhs to the heirs of the deceased women farmers. Rs compensation, one government job per family, elimination of government and non-government debt of victimized families. Apart from this, the injured farmers should be given adequate compensation and free treatment.

Caption: Jasveer Kaur, Sarabjit Kaur and Balveer Kaur