<p>A 45-year-old farmer from Punjab, who was a part of the protest against the Centre's farm laws, allegedly hanged himself from a tree near the Singhu border, police said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Identified as Gurpreet Singh, the victim was a resident of Fatehgarh Sahib district, they said.</p>.<p>The body has been sent to a local hospital in Sonipat for a post-mortem examination, an official of the Kundli police station said.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/police-remove-barricades-from-protest-sites-farmers-assert-agitation-to-continue-1045781.html" target="_blank">Police remove barricades from protest sites; farmers assert agitation to continue</a></strong></p>.<p>Hundreds of farmers have been camping at Delhi borders since November 2020 with the demand that the government repeal the Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; Farmers' (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020; and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.</p>.<p>They are also demanding a new law to guarantee the minimum support price (MSP) for crops.</p>.<p>The Centre, which held 11 rounds of formal dialogue with farmers, has maintained that the new laws are pro-farmer, while protesters claim they would be left at the mercy of corporations because of the legislations.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>
<p>A 45-year-old farmer from Punjab, who was a part of the protest against the Centre's farm laws, allegedly hanged himself from a tree near the Singhu border, police said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Identified as Gurpreet Singh, the victim was a resident of Fatehgarh Sahib district, they said.</p>.<p>The body has been sent to a local hospital in Sonipat for a post-mortem examination, an official of the Kundli police station said.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/police-remove-barricades-from-protest-sites-farmers-assert-agitation-to-continue-1045781.html" target="_blank">Police remove barricades from protest sites; farmers assert agitation to continue</a></strong></p>.<p>Hundreds of farmers have been camping at Delhi borders since November 2020 with the demand that the government repeal the Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; Farmers' (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020; and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.</p>.<p>They are also demanding a new law to guarantee the minimum support price (MSP) for crops.</p>.<p>The Centre, which held 11 rounds of formal dialogue with farmers, has maintained that the new laws are pro-farmer, while protesters claim they would be left at the mercy of corporations because of the legislations.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>