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Punjab farmers plan mass protest

July 25, 2016 12:41 am | Updated October 18, 2016 03:04 pm IST - NEW DELHI:

They want immediate debt waiver and compensation for the kin of those who committed suicide

Several farmers’ unions in poll-bound Punjab have come together to protest against the “anti-farmer” policies of the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP government and have announced a State-wide stir from July 26.

The unions have blamed the ‘anti-farmer’ policies of State government for the rising number of farmer suicides in Punjab and are demanding an immediate debt waiver for farmers.

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