Chandigarh, June 22 -- Former Haryana finance minister Sampat Singh on Sunday termed the death of a critically ill Sonepat farmer, Sanjeet whose family was awaiting permission for manual registration of land to raise funds for his treatment, as a "tragic reflection of governance failure".

Referring to a June 19 Hindustan Times news-report, the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader said Sanjeet's family had been struggling to arrange money for his treatment and had sought permission under special provisions of the Registration Act to complete the land registration manually so they could sell land and meet mounting medical expenses.

"Instead of receiving timely assistance, the family was forced to navigate official correspondence, procedu...