‘Instead… pressurize Center to repeal agriculture laws’: Amarinder urges farmers to stay away from protests in the state
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday appealed to farmers not to hold protests across the state and instead “pressured” the central government to repeal agricultural laws. He urged the farmers to separate Punjab from their protests and advised them to shift their dharna sites to the borders of Delhi or Haryana.
- Addressing a program after laying the foundation stone of a government college in Mukhliana village of Chhabbewal assembly constituency, Singh said the state whose people are standing like a rock with him in support of their legitimate issues should be prevented from protesting across the state. Refrain from. Against these “black” agricultural laws passed by the BJP led central government.
- The chief minister said the ongoing protests by farmers at 113 places in Punjab were “at all not in the interest of the state”, which has significantly affected its economic development and hoped that their request on the agitation would be accepted by the farmers. “I want to tell the farmer brothers that this is your Punjab, your villages, your people. Do whatever you want to do on Delhi (border), put pressure on them (centre) and persuade them. Do you know that farmers are also sitting in 113 places in Punjab? What will be the benefit of this? Punjab will suffer financial loss. They are doing it in Delhi (borders) and Haryana. You do it there,” Singh told the farmers. Sitting in 113 places in Punjab, there is no use to weaken its economic condition.
- Singh reminded that these laws were rejected by the state assembly and replaced by the state’s own agricultural laws, which were sent for the assent of the governor, but “to our dismay these have not yet been passed on to the President.” Has been sent.”
- Singh said, “I want to tell the farmers of Punjab that this is their land. Their protest here is not in the interest of the state. Instead of protesting in the state, farmers are pressurizing the Center to repeal agricultural laws. should be made.”
- Reacting to Singh’s statement, Haryana Home Minister Vij accused him of instigating farmers. Vij said in a tweet, “It is very irresponsible statement of Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to tell farmers that whatever you want to do on the borders of Haryana or Delhi but don’t do it in Punjab.” Vij said, “This proves that Amarinder Singh has done the work of instigating the farmers.” Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar had also last month accused the Congress government in Punjab of creating unrest among farmers in his state.
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