New Delhi: Baba Ram Singh, the priest of Gurudwara from Haryana, who joined the farmer’s protest, died by suicide on Wednesday. The area is 2 km from the Singhu border, the epic-centre of farmers’ protest, which is now on its 21st day. In a note, he said he was sacrificing his life “to express anger and pain against the government’s injustice”.

“I feel the pain of farmers fighting to ensure their rights… I share their pain because the government is not doing justice to them. To inflict injustice is a sin, but it is also a sin to tolerate injustice. I have decided to sacrifice myself,” read the note he left.

“He was rushed to Park hospital in Panipat and was declared dead on arrival by the doctors,” said Poonia. His followers said the funeral will be held in Karnal on Friday. “We met for around 45 minutes in my tent… He asked about the prevailing situation and was concerned about the farm agitation,” said Gurnam Singh Chadhuni, adding, “It is a very big sacrifice”. Most opposition leaders tweeted condolences, the list included Congress’s Rahul Gandhi and Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the Badals. The Haryana government is yet to comment on the issue.