Farmers Movement Archive

AAP: Punjab has implemented 3 farm laws

NEW DELHI: AAP’s Punjab co-in-charge, Raghav Chadha, on Wednesday accused Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh of “betraying the farmers” and demanded his resignation. Chadha alleged that despite Congress claiming to be supporting farmers, the three central farm laws against which the protests are being held have been implemented in Punjab. “In a press conference, Punjab’s minister of food and civil supplies has clearly stated that the three farm laws have been implemented in Punjab,” the MLA claimed. “He also mentioned how all produce is being bought and sold as per the new laws. It was also confirmed that irrespective of notification, Punjab has opened its doors to farmers from neighbouring regions, and there will not be any MSP.” Slamming the “back-door implementation” of the laws, Chadha said, “There cannot be a bigger fraud, a bigger betrayal than this.” Chadha, who recently toured Punjab, said over 50 farmers had died at the Singhu-Tikri borders. “Congress and the Punjab CM both lay exposed,” he alleged. He said Singh was present during the discussions on the draft laws in July-August 2019 and he hadn’t met protesting farmers even once. “He makes regular visits to Delhi to meet important BJP functionaries, but has not bothered to travel a few extra kilometres to engage with the farmers.”

The Times of India

2021-01-07

Delhi