Verma, who was in his 50s, was rushed to the Civil Hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival. His death sparked panic and protests from residents and traders, leading to the shutdown of markets across Abohar.
The Punjab Pollution Control Board said water samples have been taken twice in the past week from the canals, but the test results have not been made public yet.
The farmers said that they will be inviting agriculture minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian, BJP state president Sunil Jakhar, Congress state president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring and SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal.
Horticulture area this year showed no significant increase as it stood at around 3.81 lakh hectares, almost same as last year, out of which area under fruits was 0.9 lakh hectares.
Joshi alleged that when Abohar MLA Arun Narang went to Malout to address a press conference, Lakhanpal Sharma got announcements made at Malout Mandi and gathered a mob.
While the BJP termed it a murderous attack on their MLA and blamed the Amarinder government for law and order failure, the ruling Congress in Punjab as well as the Shiromani Akali (SAD) condemned the incident strongly.
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