Chandigarh: Lakhminder Singh Jakhar, DIG (Jail) of Punjab has resigned in support of the farmer movement. In a letter to the Principal Secretary of the state, he has written that I want to inform you that I am resigning to stand in support of my farmer brothers.
He has written in his resignation that the farmers are agitating in a peaceful manner, but no one is listening to their problem. While in the job, I cannot stand in support of them, so firstly I have decided about my job.
He said that if I resign now, I will have to give three months notice, but I do not want to serve now, so for that period I am ready to submit paid allowance, because I am the son of a farmer and I am proud of it.
For the last 17 days, the farmers’ movement has been going on in Delhi. Farmers are adamant on the demand to withdraw the agricultural bill, but instead of withdrawing it, the government wants to amend it. The government and the farmers are very concerned about this and till now no solution has been found for the problem. Many people have come out in support of farmers. Some players even offered to return the medal, but the deadlock continued.
