Vidhan Sabha committee begins inquiry into atrocities on farmers
Kulwinder Sandhu
Tribune News Service
Moga, June 3
Punjab Vidhan Sabha Committee on atrocities on farmers on Thursday met those who were either injured or allegedly tortured by police during their agitation against the Centre’s three controversial farm laws.
The committee, headed by MLA Kuldeep Singh Vaid along with other members of Legislative Assembly including Fateh Jung Singh Bajwa (not present in today’s meeting) Kulbir Singh Zira, Saravjit Kaur Manuke and Harinderpal Singh Chandumajra, recorded the statements of the farmers who suffered injuries or allegedly faced police brutality in their protest against the three laws passed by the union government.
The committee said that Vidhan Sabha Speaker Rana KP Singh has constituted this committee comprising MLAs from all parties, to table a detailed report about atrocities on the farmers during the protest.
The committee members said that they would visit all districts of the state and would meet each victim of atrocities by cops of Delhi and the Haryana police force. The committee assured justice to the victims and said it would highlight every atrocity before Vidhan Sabha in the report.
They said that anyone who wanted to record their statement about the atrocities committed by the police could call 97791-11022 and 80544-95901 phone numbers. The next meeting would be held on June 10 at Circuit House, Bathinda.
