Farmers Movement Archive

AAP: Will gherao min’s residence

Chandigarh: AAP has accused the Punjab government of not making prior arrangements for procurement of wheat, especially gunny bags (bardana). Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator from Kotkapura and party kisan wing president Kultar Singh Sandhwan said on Sunday: “If the government still does not address the plight of the farmers and does not address the shortage of bags and expedite the procurement of wheat, the AAP will gherao the house of cabinet minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu.” In a letter to Ashu, Sandhwan said farmers of Punjab had been facing severe difficulties for a long time. Due to inclement weather and rains across Punjab, the wheat crop was spoiled in the mandis which was unfortunate and worrisome, he added. tnn The MLA claimed about 10 lakh tonnes of wheat had been soaked in the state and farmers were facing more difficulties than before in sell their produce. Sandhwan said the farmers of Punjab were already struggling against the three farm laws and were suffering from severe mental stress and the attitude adopted by the state government towards the farmers at such a time was reprehensible. He demanded that rain soaked wheat be procured immediately in the mandis and their moisture content should be relaxed as it was soaked due to incompetence of the state government.

The Times of India

2021-04-19

Chandigarh