Pb Cong chief hits out at PM
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Pb Cong chief hits out at PM
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Chandigarh: Punjab Congress president Sunil Jakhar on Sunday said the cold shoulder given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to farmers’ concerns during his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme spoke volumes of the insensitivity and apathy of BJP towards the issue of farmers. Stating that the PM’s statement reflected the NDA’s arrogance, Jakhar said it made it clear that neither the BJP government was sincere in resolving farmers’ concerns through negotiations nor have any respect for their sentiments. The Punjab Congress president also assailed the PM for saying that these laws had benefitted farmers and these laws had been framed in consultation with all stakeholders. Jakhar said in reality these laws had been framed in consultation with corporates only to the detriment of farming community. The Punjab Congress president also said the PM must tell the nation if the maize farmer, whom he referred to in Sunday’s Mann Ki Baat programme, had received minimum support price (MSP) for the maize crop. Jakhar said if agriculture laws were really pro-farmer, the BJP government must explain why payment of Rs 12,000 crore to sugarcane cultivators was still pending and not paid within three days as stipulated in the new laws. Jakhar said as a matter of fact these farm laws were worse than demonetisation and would have far severe repercussions in coming days. tnn
Publisher
The Times of India
Date
2020-11-30
Coverage
Chandigarh