Patiala, Feb. 1 -- A 65-year-old farmer died of a possible heart attack at the Shambhu protest site on Friday.

The farmer has been identified as Pargat Singh of Kakkar village in Amritsar district. He was rushed to the nearest government hospital in Rajpura, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.

Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher, who is the convener of Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM), said that the deceased farmer owned two acres of land and is survived by three children.

Pandher said that over 40 farmers had died so far at both Khanauri and Shambhu border points between Punjab and Haryana ever since the protest started in February last year.

"It is an unfortunate incident. I don't know how many farmers will have to sacrifice their ...