Farmers Movement Archive

‘Delhi CM using stir for political gains’

Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday lashed out at AAP convener and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal saying he was exploiting the ongoing farmers’ agitation to further his party’s electoral agenda in Punjab. Amarinder said unlike the AAP government in Delhi, “which had been thriving on Ambani crumbs and touting its power reforms under the Reliance-run BSES as its biggest achievement,” the Congress government in Punjab had neither signed any agreement with Adani Power nor was even aware of the private players’ bidding for power purchase in the state. The Punjab chief minister added that the Kejriwal government in Delhi was “shamelessly notifying” one of the black farm laws on November 23, when farmers were preparing to march to Delhi for protest. Now, they are indulging in theatrics by announcing that they would be sitting on fast in support of the farmers’ hunger strike on Monday, quipped Amarinder. “At a time when our farmers are braving the winter cold on the roads outside your city and many of them are dying fighting for their rights, all you can think of is how to make the most of the opportunity to promote your political interests,” Amarinder said to his Delhi counterpart. The Punjab chief minister also slammed AAP Punjab in-charge and MP Bhagwant Mann saying he was making allegations without verifying facts about the power purchase situation in Punjab. He said Mann was just a comedian who no one took seriously.

The Times of India

2020-12-14

Chandigarh