Congress leader Amarinder Singh today met with the family of farmer Joginder Singh, who died during the protest here yesterday and extended them a monetary assistance of Rs 2 lakh on behalf of his party.
Singh visited the local civil hospital, where Joginder's body had been kept, to meet the bereaved family members and conveyed them his condolences.
The Congress leader handed over the cash assistance to Veerpal Kaur, the wife of the deceased farmer. He, however, said that nothing could compensate for their loss.
Singh also sought to blame Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal for the farmer's death, saying that had he shown some concern towards farmers' issues, they would not have staged the protest that claimed Joginder's life.
