Farmers Movement Archive

SAD projects resignation as big sacrifice, netizens question flip-flop

Jalandhar: Even as Shiromani Akali Dal has launched a campaign on social media to project Harsimrat Kaur Badal’s resignation from the Union cabinet as a big sacrifice, response on social media is mixed – with supporters hailing it and others taking digs. Several comments by Punjabi netizens were against the Badals and SAD. A few negative comments could also be seen on SAD’s official Facebook page. A number of netizens called out the Badals for their flip flop on farm ordinances, which they supported earlier and now describe as “anti-farmer.” A video clip of statements by Harsimrat and Parkash Singh Badal, in which they justified the ordinances and said farmers were being misled by Congress and its “B party” for opposing these, are doing the rounds. People also shared their old video interviews with different media platforms, in which they defended the ordinances. However, SAD supporters, including its IT Cell were aggressive in posting about and hailing the decision of Harsimrat to withdraw from the Union cabinet, calling it a big sacrifice for the sake of farmers. Several netizens questioned SAD for continuing in NDA.

The Times of India

2020-09-19

Chandigarh