HOW ARE POLITICIANS REACTING?

Main opposition Aam Aadmi Party has not taken a stand, while Shiromani Akali Dal’s president Sukhbir Singh Badal, a former deputy chief minister, has called the postponement “a government conspiracy to save subsidised power”. The state gives free power to farm tubewells, and thus wants to limit their use and instead have the rainy season take care of paddy’s water needs, it is argued. Sukhbir further says that the state government is only concerned about its benefit and not of the farmers, “who will lose out because of higher moisture due to delayed harvest”. So far, the government has not reacted to Sukhbir’s contention.