India's Punjab Deputy Inspector General (Prisons) Captain Lakhminder Singh Jakhar has resigned stating that he wants to stand with farmers protesting against three new farm laws.
Jakhar said he tendered his resignation to the state government on Saturday.
It has been noted that Jakhar is currently under suspension on graft charges. He was suspended in May for allegedly demanding monthly payments from jail officials. However, he had denied all allegations against him.
After serving in the army, Capt Jakhar had joined as a 1994-batch Punjab Police Service (PPS) officer and was to superannuate in August 2022.
Thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana and other areas have stayed put at various Delhi border points, protesting against the new farm laws, which they fear will dismantle the minimum support price system, leaving them at the "mercy" of big corporates.
Earlier, Akali Dal stalwart and former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal had said that he has returned his Padma Vibhushan award in protest against the Centre's farm laws.
SAD (Democratic) leader Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa had also announced that he would return the Padma Bhushan award to express solidarity with farmers. Several international players from Punjab have also extended their support to the farmers'' agitation. Noted Punjabi poet Surjit Patar had also announced his decision to return his Padma Shri award. - Times Of India, Zee News, OneIndia Source: https://www.daily-bangladesh.com
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