THE Centre on Wednesday said it has no record of farmers who died during the agitation against the farm laws. In its response to a question on whether it proposes to provide financial assistance to the kin of farmers who died during the agitation, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare replied in the Parliament that it has “no record in the matter and hence the question does not arise of compensation.” On the third day of the Winter Session, the Leader of Congress Party in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury raised the issue of the death of farmers during the protest against farm laws.

 

Meanwhile, farmers’ unions have demanded compensation from the Centre for the families of those farmers who died during the agitation. Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait reiterated that the farmers’ agitation will continue as the Government has not accepted their demands. Congress leader Manish Tewari demanded that the Government should provide Rs 5 crore compensation to the families of 700 farmers who died during the farm laws agitation and also accept other demands of the tillers, including a legal guarantee for MSP.