Farmers Movement Archive

AAP Punjab chief says party backing bandh too

CHANDIGARH: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab president and MP Bhagwant Mann on Sunday announced on behalf of national convener Arvind Kejriwal that the party would support the nationwide protest announced by farmers on December 8. Challenging the Modi-led NDA government, Mann said the Centre should agree to the demands of farmers and revoke farm laws as trying to let the farmers’ protests go on would backfire on the government. The issue is not specific to any political party, religion or community, it is an issue of the nation and its farmers, he added. The AAP leader said farmers were not just fighting for their survival, but they were also fighting for the country’s survival. Mann appealed to every citizen of the country to follow their duty and support the national bandh called by farmers and make it historic. The AAP leader also said there were many alliances that were trying to weaken the protests as farmers were proving a threat to them. Converting stadiums in Delhi into prisons was one of the plans to weaken protests, but the Kejriwal government foiled this plan, said Mann. Mann said Punjab CM Capt Amarinder Singh and hispredecessor, Parkash Singh Badal , were as involved in weakening the protests. He said to save one cabinet seat, Badals supported the black laws until the end and spoke in their favour. “On the other hand, due to his weaknesses, Amarinder has become BJP’s CM,” said Mann.

The Times of India

2020-12-07

Chandigarh