Farmers Movement Archive

CM’s claim that Pak will benefit from farmers’ bill embarassing: BJP

Ludhiana: The reaction of chief minister Amarinder Singh on the ordinance for farmers, saying that the Centre should withdraw this bill or else Pakistan will get the benefit in spreading separatism in Punjab is very embarrassing, claimed Parveen Bansal, state vice-president of the BJP. He said that farmers were not only food providers to the country, but they have also made sacrifices for the freedom of the country. And even today the children of farmers are at the forefront in protecting the country's frontiers by joining the Army. In the ongoing conflict with China, the entire country is overwhelmed by the valour of Punjabis in teaching Chinese soldiers a lesson. But Amarinder Singh is not only insulting such patriotic farmers by linking the domestic issue of farmers, like a bill with Pakistan, but also raising doubts about their devotion to the nation. Praveen Bansal said that Union food minister RD Danve has made it clear in the Parliament that the draft of these agriculture bills is made with the consent of the chief ministers of all agricultural states and that included CM of Punjab also. Bansal said that now it had also become clear that Punjab finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal praised these ordinances and described them as made by the Manmohan Singh government. Praveen Bansal said that he instigated the farmers that the minimum support price and mandis would be abolished. So the Modi government responded that neither the minimum support price, nor the mandis were going to be closed, even in the future. But still the Congress is instigating the innocent farmers of the country at such a delicate time with their false propaganda. When the country is fighting against an epidemic like Covid-19 on one hand while on the other hand there is a lot of tension on the borders where China can start war any time, Amarinder is linking the peasant movement with Pakistan. Be it the Rafale issue or China or the recently concluded NEET and JEE examination, the Congress has tried to play with the future of millions of youth for its political gains, he claimed.

The Times of India

2020-09-18

Ludhiana