Sanjay Singh raises sealing issue in RS, demands new law

NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party’s Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh on Wednesday raised the issue of sealing in the Parliament and urged the Centre to come up with a new Bill to protect the interests of the traders.

In his maiden speech, the leader also hit out at the BJP for the chaos of sealing.

“I urge the Union government to bring a new Bill to protect traders,” said the newlyinducted Rajya Sabha MP.

Singh added that every Parliamentarian, leaders and ministers stay in Delhi and the state deserves attention from the government. “The traders of Delhi are dying as new markets along with centuries old markets are being sealed. It is our responsibility to stand by the traders,” Singh said.

In his speech, the leader explained the condition of the traders in the city. Singh also slammed the BJP government for its various promises.

“BJP has played a cruel joke on the farmers of UP by giving them Rs 1 to Rs 2 loan waiver.

“You said you will put Rs 15 lakh in everyone’s account, but did not put even Rs 15. BJP cheated the traders, farmers, and the youth of this country,” he said.

Recalling Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s harsh remark against Delhi Chief Minister and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal, suggesting that he should join the Maoist movement in the forests, Singh said the public voted Kejriwal to power with an “overwhelming majority” of 67 seats in the 70-member Delhi Assembly.

“The ruling AAP in the capital is constantly being tormented. There have been raids on the offices of the Chief Minister, the Deputy Chief Minister and the Health Minister. “Fifteen of our MLAS were sent to jail. There were 40 policemen assigned to catch our MLA Somnath Bharti’s dog,” said Singh.

He also spoke about the disqualification of 20 of his party MLAS and stressed that such a “thing doesn’t happen anywhere in the country”.