Punjab Government on Friday handed over cheques of Rs 50 lakh each to victim families of farmers and a journalist, who were killed in tragic incident at Lakhimpur Kheri district in Uttar Pradesh on October 3. On the directions of Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, the state Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Randeep Singh Nabha met these aggrieved families at Lucknow and handed over cheques. Welcoming suo-motu action taken by Supreme Court in Lakhimpur Kheri incident and demanding a time-bound probe to ensure justice to victims, Nabha said that Punjab Government has always supported farmers’ agitation against black farm laws and ever stood by farming community.“Punjab Government has already given a government job to one member of each bereaved family of 157 farmers, who died during ongoing agitation,” added Nabha.