Punjab govt driving agitation against 3 farm laws: Hry CM
since. One of its members, requesting anonymity because the new plans were not officially adopted yet, said its demands would no longer be about just a repeal of the three laws.
“We will oppose all of the (Union) government’s economic policies. Farmers will oppose privatisation of assets recently announced because they will directly impact farmers,” he said.
The farm leader said the new “privatization” plan includes “selling off” warehouses of the state-run Food Corporation of India. Last week, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled a ₹6 lakh crore National Monetisation Pipeline to lease out assets to the private sector to unlock capital.
The finance minister rejected charges that the plan amounted to privatization. The farm unions said they would choke major cities and centres with large demonstrations in the next few weeks. Under the monetization plans, the government plans to lease out warehousing assets owned by state-owned firms FCI over the next four years for an estimated ₹28,900.
“This means costs of storing grains will increase. Ultimately, public and farmers will have to suffer. That is why I have been saying that this government is run by two-three big corporations, not a political party,” Tikait said. In their new agenda, the farm unions will also include issue such as unemployment and functioning of the national rural employment guarantee scheme.
Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday accused the Congress government in Punjab of driving the farmers’ agitation against the Bjp-led Centre’s three farm laws.
“Isme Punjab government ka haath hai (Punjab government is backing this protest). I’m levelling a serious allegation here. Otherwise (farmer leader) Balbir Singh Rajewal would not have been offering sweets to the Punjab chief minister (Capt Amarinder Singh),” he said at a press conference in Chandigarh.
Khattar said that 85% of those sitting at the Singhu and Tikri borders adjoining the national capital were from Punjab. On Capt Amarinder asking Khattar to apologise to farmers, he said: “Who is he to ask me to apologise or resign. Rather, he should resign for instigating farmers. You can count people sitting on Delhi’s borders. They are mostly from Punjab, not from Haryana. Farmers of Haryana are satisfied.”
He said that the protesting farmers should adhere to norms of democracy.
“This agitation is not gaining anything due to such acts of disruption. The public sentiment is
A Kisan Mahapanchayat on Monday sought registration of a case against those involved in the lathi-charge at farmers in Karnal and threatened to lay siege to the secretariat there if their demands are not met by September 6. Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Gurnam Singh Chaduni set a deadline of September 6 for the Bjpled Haryana government to meet their demands.
Addressing the protesting farmers in Karnal, Chaduni
turning against them. Right to expression is a fundamental right but no one has the right to disrupt. They did not allow me to land at a meeting venue on a previous occasion. ,” the chief minister said. “I’m experienced enough to handle the farmers’ agitation. If farmers sit down and are willing to talk, a way can be found. But they actually don’t want a solution, they only want to play politics,” he said.
Referring to the action of announced to lay siege to th secretariat office in Karna on September 7 for an indefi nite period if their demand are not met. He als demanded a compensatio of ₹25 lakh and a govern ment job for the family of farmer, who allegedly die after suffering injuries in th lathi-charge at farmers i Karnal on Saturday. He als demanded a compensatio of ₹2 lakh to each of th injured farmers.
Chaduni had on Sunda accused police of causin death to a farmer, allegedl injured in the lathi-charge.
Karnal sub divisional ma trate (SDM) Ayush Sinha, was heard instructing po personnel to hit farmers on head if they broke barricad disrupt a BJP meeting on Sa day, Khattar admitted tha choice of words was not rig
“He (Sinha) should not h used such language though the job of officials to enf law and order. I’m not sayin should not have enforced rule of law strictly,” he said