Farmers Movement Archive

Rajewal trying to weaken farmers’ agitation: Bittu

LUDHIANA: A day after Bhartiya Kisan Union (Rajewal) president Balbir Singh Rajewal courted controversy with his remarks on Nishan Sahib and Nihang Singhs, Ludhiana MP Ravneet Singh Bittu on Wednesday alleged that Rajewal is playing into the hands of the central government and trying to weaken the farmers’ movement. In a strange request to the youth, who are protesting along with the farmers at the Delhi borders, Bittu asked them to keep a watch on the movements of farmer leaders. Bittu said, “It is clear that he (Rajewal) has been indoctrinated by some people, in whose hands he is playing. That is the reason he went on to attack his own religion and his people by making absurd comments. Rajewal should explain how a sacred religious symbol like Nishan Sahib poses any threat to anyone. Be it car, bike or tractor, this sacred symbol is used everywhere in Punjab. How can someone make such a statement about it? I am sure that such statements can’t be made by a Punjabi or a Sikh and that there is someone else behind such ideology.” He further said, “Moreover, what problem Rajewal or anyone else can have due to the presence of Nihang Sikhs, who are the forces of our revered gurus? Who is Rajewal to question them and how dare he ask them to leave the dharna spot? By such acts, Rajewal has embarrassed Punjabis and Sikhs and clearly proved that something fishy is going on.” He appealed to the youth camping at the borders that in order to save this movement, a close watch on leaders like Rajewal should be kept. “I urge them all to follow these leaders secretly wherever they go, check whom they meet… Only then we will come to know about the people behind these so-called leaders. I also want to tell the protesting farmers that they still have time to make this movement stronger and achieve the results they want. But, for this, they need to come and join us in our agitation at Jantar Mantar rather than getting fooled by some leaders, who are misleading them.”

The Times of India

2020-12-17

Ludhiana