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News Desk: Sukhpal Kaur, 51, reportedly died of a heart attack while returning to her native village Bhaini Bagha in Mansa district after taking part in the farmers’ protest at the Tikri border on Tuesday.
Calling her a martyr, the BKU (Ugrahan) and other farm unions demanded a compensation of Rs 10 lakh and a government job to the next of kin of the deceased.
Kaur was cremated amid a huge gathering from different villages. Sukhpal was returning to her village with other women when she complained of uneasiness and fell unconscious.
She was rushed to a private hospital in Fatehabad district of Haryana where doctors declared her “brought dead”.
BKU (Ugrahan) district unit president Ram Singh said: “Sukhpal Kaur has attained martyrdom by dying for the just cause of farmers. We are resolute in our stance and won’t let such sacrifices go waste.”
