Farmers Movement Archive

Sidhu breaks silence, says farmers are the soul of Punjab

Chandigarh: Congress leader and Amritsar (East) MLA Navjot Singh Sidhu, who has been off the political landscape of Punjab, finally broke his silence by tweeting on Friday that the "farmers are the soul of Punjab" and "Punjab, Punjabiat and Punjabis are together in solidarity with the farmers". He further tweeted: "Wounds on the body can heal but wounds of the soul hurt forever. Attack on our identity, our soul will not be tolerated. The war is on, Inquilab Zindabad…." Sidhu has been lying low ever since he resigned from the Punjab Cabinet after a public spat with chief minister Amarinder Singh last year, soon after the Lok Sabha elections. After his tweet on July 21, 2019, announcing that he had vacated his official residence in Chandigarh (after the resignation), this is the first set of tweets by the cricketer-turned-politician, who was upset after he was divested of his local bodies portfolio and he was given charge of power. Meanwhile, political reactions to SAD MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal’s resignation from the Union Cabinet on Thursday continued. Congress Giddarbaha MLA Amarinder Singh Raja Warring tweeted, "Harsimrat ji, Why did you not oppose the 3 ordinances that were promulgated by Centre on 5th June 2020? YOU let them pass in the Cabinet! Why did you not raise your voice then? We know you & Sukhbir Badal are MPs because of BJP." Resigned to join farmers’ struggle: Nagra Congress Fatehgarh Sahib MLA Kuljit Singh Nagra, who has decided to resign from the Punjab Assembly over the issue of farm bills, said in his resignation, "The passing of the farmers’ bills is the most brutal attack on the state of Punjab so as to render its people incapable forever. Hence, in protest, I am resigning as MLA Fatehgarh Sahib to participate in the struggle of the farmers."

The Times of India

2020-09-19

Chandigarh