PATIALA: Senior BJP leader and party’s candidate from Patiala parliamentary constituency Ms Preneet Kaur today mourned the sad and unfortunate death of a farmer during a protest at village Saheri today.
As a mark of respect to the departed soul and in order to express solidarity with the bereaved family, Ms Kaur cancelled all her campaign programmes for the day and tomorrow.
“I am deeply saddened by the demise of the farmer Surendra Pal Singh who unfortunately died today”, she said in her condolence message to the family, while adding, “me and my family have always stood by the farmers and we will continue to do so”.
She said, given the long association of her family with the farmers, “they are all like our brothers and sisters to us”. She assured that she and her family will stand by them till their last breath.