Farmers Movement Archive

Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh meets Amit Shah, seeks early solution

CHANDIGARG: Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh met Union home minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Thursday during the ongoing farmer agitation against the Centre’s three contentious farm laws and urged both the Centre and the farm groups to find an early solution to the impasse. After the meeting, Amarinder told reporters that while he and his government were not involved in the mediation. Listen to farmers with an open mind to resolve standoff: CaptAmarinder said the matter had to be resolved between the Centre and the farmers, an early resolution was vital in the interest of both Punjab and the country. “There should be an early solution. It is having an impact on the economy of Punjab and also on the national security,” Amarinder said. Replying to a question about the fourth round of talks between the Centre and the farmer groups, Amarinder said, “That is a discussion between the government and the farmers at Vigyan Bhawan. It has nothing to do with me. It is for them to resolve.” The CM reiterated Punjab’s position seeking early resolution of the deadlock and urged the Centre to rethink its stand on the legislations while appealing to the farmers to find an early solution to the problem that was adversely impacting the state’s economy and also posed a serious danger to national security. The problem needs to be solved quickly, he said during his meeting with Shah, whom he urged to ensure that the Government of India addresses the concerns of the farmers. Stressing the need to protect MSP and continue with the APMC-based Mandi system, Amarinder urged Shah to listen to the farmers with an open mind to resolve the standoff quickly so that farmers from Punjab and other states, including a large number of women, could return to their homes.

The Times of India

2020-12-04

Chandigarh