Farmer dies after receiving govt notice for land acquisition

A farmer died of a heart attack at a village near here, a month after receiving a notice for land acquisition for a proposed township sparking tension among farmers who have decided to meet at Khatoli village on January 12 to decide their future strategy in this regard.

President of the state Kisan Sangharsh Samiti Balwant Singh told reporters on Monday that one of the farmers of the village Panjokhra, close to Ambala City, whose piece of land was to be acquired for setting up Industrial Model Township died last late evening following a severe heart attack.

"The deceased Jasmer Singh (60) was having two and half acres of land. A month back the Ambala Revenue Department had issued him a notice for the acquisition of his land," he said adding that the farmer had been under tension ever since he had received the notice.

He said the farmers of the village were agitated over the death of Jasmer and a meeting has been summoned on January 12 in village Khatoli to decide the strategy in this regard, he said.