BJP leader booked for farmer’s death during protest against party leader Preneet Kaur in Patiala
The farmers had tried to confront Kaur about the BJP-led Union government’s inaction on their demands while she was campaigning for the Lok Sabha polls.
The Punjab Police have booked Bharatiya Janata Party leader Harwinder Singh Harpalpur for culpable homicide not amounting to murder in connection with the death of a farmer during a protest against party leader Preneet Kaur on Saturday, reported The Indian Express.
Sixty-year-old Surinder Pal Singh died after he fell to the ground during the protest against Kaur, who is the BJP’s Lok Sabha candidate from Patiala. Polling in the state is scheduled to take place on June 1.
A former Congress leader, Kaur is the wife of former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, who left the Opposition party in 2022 and joined the BJP.
The first information report was filed on a complaint by Surinder Pal Singh’s nephew, Resham Singh.
While Preneet Kaur was walking towards the campaigning venue on Saturday, Surinder Pal Singh along with other farmers tried to confront her and voice their demands, the complaint said, reported The Hindu.
However, Harpalpur and some unidentified men entered into an argument with the protestors and started pushing them. It was during this scuffle that Surinder Pal Singh fell to the ground and suffered injuries to his head. He was taken to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
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