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Amarinder, Khattar clash on Twitter over farm stir

CHANDIGARH: Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh and his Haryana counterpart, Manohar Lal Khattar, took to Twitter on Thursday to battle over the farmers’ Delhi Chalo protest against the Centre’s three contentious agri-marketing laws. It started when Amarinder on Thursday morning tagged Khattar in a tweet and asked him not to push farmers and allow them to enter Delhi peacefully through Haryana. He then tweeted that “for nearly 2 months farmers have been protesting peacefully in Punjab without any problem. Why is Haryana government provoking them by resorting to force? Don’t the farmers have the right to pass peacefully through a public highway @mlkhattar”. For nearly 2 months farmers have been protesting peacefully in Punjab without any problem. Why is Haryana govt prov… https://t.co/QDQKcxWBFL— Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) 1606374110000Khattar responded that Amarinder should “stop inciting innocent farmers” and added that he would “leave politics if there’ll be any trouble on the MSP”. He tweeted that he had been trying to reach out to Amarinder for the last three days but “sadly” the Punjab CM was unreachable. The Haryana CM said, “Time for your lies, deception and propaganda is over — let the people see your real face. At least avoid cheap politics during the time of pandemic.” .@capt_amarinder ji, I've said it earlier and I'm saying it again, I'll leave politics if there'll be any trouble o… https://t.co/XAOLZuObFV— Manohar Lal (@mlkhattar) 1606383565000I've been trying to reach out to you for the last 3 days but sadly you decided to stay unreachable - is this how se… https://t.co/wi5pC3Hzmp— Manohar Lal (@mlkhattar) 1606383633000Khattar’s tweets attracted a sharp reaction from the Punjab CM who again took to Twitter to convey that it was the farmers who had to be convinced about the MSP, and not him. “And if you think I’m inciting farmers, then why are Haryana farmers also marching to Delhi?” Amarinder tweeted. Shocked at your response @mlkhattar ji. It's the farmers who've to be convinced on MSP, not me. You should've tried… https://t.co/q7sSt3ed4L— Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) 1606391274000The Punjab CM said that as for endangering lives during Covid-19, Khattar should not forget that it was the BJP-led central government that pushed through the contentious farm laws amid the pandemic, uncaring about the impact the laws would have on farmers. “Why didn’t you speak out then @mlkhattar ji?” tweeted Amarinder.

The Times of India

2020-11-27

India