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Over 680 farmers had died during the year-long agitation against the contentious farm laws at the Singhu-Delhi border. Among them were youngsters, and aged men and women, who had been a part of the movement since November 2020.
The Centre, however, has maintained that it has no data on the cases registered against the farmers or the number of farmers who had died during the protest. It had said that, as a result, there was no question of providing financial assistance to anyone.
Reacting to the government's reply, Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, termed this an insult to the farmers.
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha, which has been leading the agitation, claimed that about 700 farmers had lost their lives in the protest.
Were the deceased farmers being reduced to mere unaccounted records?
This is The Quint’s tribute to the farmers who've lost their lives since November 2020, when the farm law protests first began.
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