Farmers Movement Archive

Punjab Congress leaders meet Shah to find persons missing since R-Day

Chandigarh: Punjab ministers Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria, MP Manish Tiwari and MLA Dr Raj Kumar on Monday met Union home minister Amit Shah in New Delhi to take up the issue of persons from Punjab missing in the national capital since Republic Day kisan tractor parade. Randhawa later told media that in order to fight the legal cases of persons arrested by Delhi Police, the Punjab government had constituted a team of 40 advocates who had already started their work. He said the advocates would meet arrested persons and their families and fight legal battle to provide justice to these persons free of cost. The minister said they also appealed the central government to take a lenient view towards the arrested persons. Randhawa said chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh had contacted the Union home minister and this led to Monday’s meeting being held to know the whereabouts of these missing persons. “During the meeting, the Union home minister informed that the list of arrested persons has been uploaded on the home ministry`s website and if the state government provides any other list of missing persons, the central government would leave no stone unturned to find such persons,” said Randhawa. He added Shah’s response was positive. The minister said Shah also informed them that the central government was ready for talks and waiting for farmers` response regarding the three farm laws. “The CM has called an all-party meeting on February 2 to evolve a consensus on the way forward on the issue of farm laws and farmers agitation in the light of recent developments in Delhi,” he added.

The Times of India

2021-02-02

Chandigarh