Farmers Movement Archive

‘Arvind Kejriwal’s message to PM Modi in tearing copies’

CHANDIGARH: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab president Bhagwant Mann, on Friday, said Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal had sent a strong message to the “dictatorial” Modi government by tearing copies of the controversial laws. Mann said the resolution adopted by the Kejriwal government against the farm laws in the Assembly has come as a severe blow to the Modi government. “By tearing copies of the laws, Kejriwal had given a clear message to the Modi government that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will not cow down under pressure from those bent on ruining farmers,” he said. Reiterating the party’s support for the farmers’ movement, he said, “AAP has been raising the issue of the farm laws from day one on the streets and in Parliament. AAP will continue to stand shoulder to shoulder with them in their fight against the draconian government.” Mann also stated that when the ordinances were introduced in Parliament, AAP was the first political party to hold a press conference in Chandigarh in June 2020 on the instructions of party chief Arvind Kejriwal and flag the “anti-farmer” legislations. “Kejriwal was the first chief minister of the country to challenge the Modi government on the agricultural laws at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, standing rock solid in support of the farmers,” said Mann. On the remarks made by Punjab Congress minister Vijay Inder Singla against the Kejriwal government, Bhagwant Mann asked Singla to explain why chief minister Amarinder Singh couldn’t do anything to stop the passage of the laws despite being on the panel of the high-power committee constituted by the Centre.

The Times of India

2020-12-19

Chandigarh