Mansas morcha reaches agreement with govt, CM residence gherao deferred
Amidst the ongoing agitation over the Pargat Singh Jhota case, talks with the government have been successfully concluded, following which protesters have halted their march towards the Chief Minister's residence.
Protesters who have been staging a sit-in in Mansa for 23 days seeking justice in the Parvinder Singh Jhota case have reached an agreement with the state government regarding their demands. Following nearly five hours of deliberations between government representatives and the struggle committee, the program to gherao the Chief Minister's residence on November 5 has been postponed.
The talks were attended by Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan and Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian, along with senior police and administration officials.
During the talks, the government gave a written promise to provide financial assistance of Rs 2 crore and a government job to one member of Jhota's family. Along with this, the demand to provide compensation and government employment to the family of Daljit Singh Bhamme was also accepted.
According to struggle committee media in-charge Hardeep Singh Sidhu, the main point of the meeting was the unconditional release of Lakha Sidhana and other detained associates. The committee stated that until the jailed leaders are released, the post-mortem and cremation of the deceased body will not be carried out, on which the administration assured their release.
The government announced that the approval for an आधुनिक trauma centre named after Parvinder in village Khiyala Kala will be given within a week. Furthermore, it was stated that time-bound high-level inquiries and actions will be taken against the guilty employees of the health department and police.
As the incident site is private property, no decision could be made for now regarding the installation of a memorial statue there. The committee also reiterated its demand to immediately cancel all police cases registered since October 13.
Key developments
- Written assurance received to give Rs 2 crore and a government job to Parvinder Jhota's family.
- Consensus reached to release detained leaders including Lakha Sidhana unconditionally.
- Approval for modern trauma centre named after Jhota in Khiyala Kala village to be given within a week.
- Proposed gherao towards Chief Minister's residence on November 5 deferred for now.
