Farmers Movement Archive

‘Suspension of goods trains to hit industry’

Leaders of the Shiromani Akali Dal on Monday said that the BJP-led Centre was bent on causing a huge loss to the industry of Punjab by stopping the movement of goods trains.SAD leaders including Jagir Kaur, MLAs Pawan Tinu, Baldev Khaira and Gurpartap Wadala said that it was so ironic that while the Punjab farmers had said that they would allow the goods trains to shuttle to and fro in Punjab, the Centre had decided to keep the movement scuttled. They said the decision would have long detrimental effect on the trade and industry of Punjab, which is already battling after lockdown issues. The SAD leaders also said that Capt Amarinder Singh and the Congress had ditched the farmers by getting a Bill passed only with regards to keeping an MSP for wheat and paddy while choosing not to safeguard the interests of farmers selling maize, cotton, sunflower and other crops. The Akali MLAs said they had taken a joint stand with the Congress and met the Punjab Governor with other party leaders but now they realised that it is not in the interest of the farmers. — TNS

The Tribune

2020-10-27

Jalandhar