Farmers Movement Archive

Sena, NCP hail SAD’s decision to quit NDA over farm Bills

The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Shiv Sena on Sunday congratulated the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leadership for its decision to quit the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in protest over the passage of the farm Bills in Parliament. NCP chief Sharad Pawar took to Twitter to praise SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal and former Union minister Harsimrat Badal, “who under the leadership of Prakash Singh Badal pulled out of NDA”. He added, “Thanks for firmly standing with farmers.” Sena leader Sanjay Raut tweeted that his party “appreciates Akali Dal’s decision to break its ties with the NDA in the interest of farmers”. He also said it was a sad development as it is the third major party to walk out of the BJP-led coalition in the last couple of years after the Sena and the Telugu Desam Party. Mr. Raut said the Sena and the SAD were “pillars of the NDA”. “Both the parties stood by the BJP through thick and thin, while others joined when they smelt power. The Sena was forced to quit the NDA last year while the Shiromani Akali Dal quit over farm Bills. We felt sad over the development,” he said. (With PTI inputs)

The Hindu

2020-09-28

Mumbai