Farmers Movement Archive

‘Punjab’s power deal betrayal with farmers’

Chandigarh: Even as farmers were protesting against central farm laws and corporate houses, the Congress government in Punjab was busy indulging in electricity purchase deals with the Adani group, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab president Bhagwant Mann alleged on Sunday. By doing this, Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh had back stabbed the farmers of Punjab, claimed Mann. Addressing the media in New Delhi, Mann said there was a huge difference between Capt Amarinder’s words and actions. “On the one hand, Amarinder does theatrics to show his opposition to the central farm laws and the corporates and on the other, he is too busy promoting the farm laws and corporate control in the state,” alleged the MP. Signing a deal with the Adani group for the supply of electricity in Punjab showed that Amarinder was acting as BJP’s chief minister and was playing according to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s instructions, he alleged. Mann said when farmers were planning to enter Delhi on November 26, Punjab chief minister struck a power purchase deal with the Adanis behind the farmers’ back. “This deal is nothing more than a conspiracy to break the motivation of farmers because they are trying to pressurise the corporate houses by boycotting their products and services. But their own CM is strengthening their hand by offering them deals in the state,” said the Sangrur MP, while demanding Amarinder’s resignation.

The Times of India

2020-12-14

Chandigarh