Jagseer Singh (Centre) after being honored in his Pandher village of Barnala.
Barnala, February 4
After pictures of injured Jagseer Singh during the farmers’ protest in Delhi went viral, residents of his village here have come forward to support him.
Jagseer, aka Jaggi Baba, who neither has a house nor land, has been putting up at the gurdwara at Pandher village offering services there for the past several years.
As his parents live with his brother, the village panchayat has given him land and even started construction of a house. “Jagseer is illiterate but has been supporting the farm agitation since the beginning,” says Parmjit Singh Rana, a resident. Ever since his pictures surfaced, leaders from various parties have been heading to the village to honour him. — TNS
in solidarity with the ongoing farmers’ agitation, a private hospital in Bathinda treated Jagseer Singh, who was injured while participating in the “tractor parade” on Republic Day in Delhi, for free.
Jagseer, 32, hails from Pandher village in Barnala district and his photos had gone viral on the social media recently. Talking to The Tribune, neurosurgeon Dr Sorabh Gupta said: “After I came to know from my staff members that Jagseer is the same guy who was injured while participating in the tractor parade, we decided not to charge him for the treatment. At least this much we can do for the farmers of the state who have been protesting unrelentingly for their just cause. We also learnt that Jagseer comes from a financially deprived family so we decided to treat him for free.”
Jagseer said: “I am grateful to the doctors and staff who not only took good care of me but also didn’t charge me for the treatment. Initially they did charge some money, but as soon as they found out, they treated me for free. I am deeply touched with the empathy shown by them and we all should learn from such noble gestures.”