Undated photo of Baba Ram Singh, a Sikh priest from Haryana, who had joined the farmers’ protest, died by suicide at Singhu border. (PTI)

A Sikh priest from a gurudwara in Haryana, who had recently joined the farmers protest at Delhis Kundli border, died by suicide on Wednesday. The priest left a handwritten note in Punjabi saying that he was ending his to support the farmers.

The 65-year-old priest, identified as Baba Ram Singh ji Singhra wale, in his suicide note, wrote that he was sacrificing his life ?to express anger and pain against the government’s injustice? to farmers.

A part of the note read: 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. To support farmers, some have returned their awards to the government. I have decided to sacrifice myself.

The note is currently being verified by the police. An official from Sonipat police informed that the priest hailed from Karnal and allegedly shot himself. The exact location of where the incident took place is being verified and police are currently in the process of recording official statements from the deceaseds family members.

The body of the Sikh preacher was taken to Karnal for postmortem examinations where his followers raised slogans against the Union government. Later, the body was taken to the Nanaksar Gurdwara in Singhra village to perform the last rites.

Shiromani Akali Dal leader and former Union Cabinet Minister of Food Processing in the NDA government Harsimrat Kaur Badal shared an image of the Sikh priest alongside the copy of the suicide note in Punjabi.

In her tweet, she said, Even as GOI remains stubborn & refuses to be moved by the suffering of #farmers, Baba Ram Singh ji Singhra wale has committed suicide after being unable to see the suffering around him at Kundli border. Hope GOI wakes up to the tragedy & repeals the 3 agri laws before it’s too late.”

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has offered condolences on the death of Sikh priest Sant Baba Ram Singh. He tweeted, Sant Baba Ram Singh Ji of Karnal died by suicide after seeing the plight of the farmers on the border. My condolences and tribute in this hour of grief. Many farmers have sacrificed their lives. The brutality of the Modi government has crossed all limits. Quit stubbornness and immediately withdraw the anti-agricultural law!