Centre treatment to Punjab step-motherly, says Tewari
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Centre treatment to Punjab step-motherly, says Tewari
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Jalandhar: Stating that the Centre had stalled the compensation on account of RDF or GST to Punjab, Congress MP Manish Tewari has accused the BJP-led central government of meting out step-motherly treatment to Punjab. “Now, the Centre is all out to devastate the agrarian economy of Punjab by bringing three farm laws, which are not at all acceptable. Punjab is already facing several major challenges as it is a border state, where the hostile neighbour was continuously indulged in smuggling of arms and other contrabands. Amid such crucial circumstances, the treatment being meted out by Centre could become more precarious for the state,” said Tewari while addressing a press conference here on Tuesday. He claimed that the Punjab government led by chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh effectively tackled all the challenges, including the management of Covid-19 pandemic and was also the first to raise a voice against three black farm laws besides rejecting these in Punjab assembly. “Amarinder Singh is the real sympathiser of Punjab and people should retain the Congress in 2022,” he said.
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The Times of India
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2021-09-15
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Chandigarh