Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday said that the pain of agitating farmers, who braved the pandemic and the heat to protest against the agriculture bills, will hopefully reach the central government and expressed hope that it will gracefully back off from its decision regarding these bills.
“Maybe the distressing visuals of tens of hundreds of farmers out on the roads at hundreds of locations in Punjab, and in several other states, will touch the hearts of the central leadership,” the Chief Minister said adding that perhaps the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will now realize its folly.
Reiterating his commitment to fight the farm bills till his last breath, Captain Amarinder also urged the President of India not to give his assent to the bills. The bills, if implemented, will have devastating effects for the border state of Punjab, as well as for the entire nation, he warned, charging the Centre with ignoring the farmer’s concerns to promote the interests of their capitalist cronies.
The Chief Minister said that his government, along with the Punjab Congress, will continue to stand shoulder to shoulder with the farmers to oppose the bills, and will take whatever steps needed, including moving the courts, in the matter.
He further said that the Akali double standards have been exposed by the fact that they continued to be a part of the ruling coalition at the Centre and had, till date, refused to even come out with any public criticism of the union government.
