Too little, too late: Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Parkash Singh Badal returning award
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Too little, too late: Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Parkash Singh Badal returning award
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CHANDIGARH: Punjab cabinet Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa minister on Thursday described the return of the Padma Vibhushan by former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal as “too little, too late.” He said the decision of the Akali veteran smacks of shunning responsibility. According to Randhawa, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) cannot wash its hands off the sins committed by the party. It would have been far better had the Badal family and SAD tried to get farm laws repealed. “The NDA brought the anti-farmer ordinance with the concurrence of SAD. It is a well known fact that Harsimrat Kaur Badal was part of the Union cabinet which passed the ordinances,” the Congress leader maintained. “For three months, the SAD sang paeans of the ordinances and Parkash Singh Badal went as far as to praise the farm ordinances through a video message which Punjabis haven’t forgotten to this day,” he said. Randhawa stated that the SAD was forced to make Harsimrat resign from the cabinet in view of the strong opposition to farm laws but Badal’s “obdurate attitude” came in the way of him issuing a statement or releasing a video opposing the laws. “Why didn’t the Akali stalwart return the award at the time of sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib and the firing upon innocent Sikhs who protested peacefully?” questioned Randhawa, adding that the CBI adopted delaying tactics in the matter.
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The Times of India
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2020-12-04
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Chandigarh