‘Akalis would block Centre’s farm laws after forming govt. in Punjab’
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Sukhbir Badal says his get together would declare the State a ‘Principal Market Area’
Former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal mentioned after forming authorities in the State, his get together will block the implementation of the Centre’s agriculture laws.
He mentioned the Akali Dal would declare the complete State a ‘Principal Market Area’ and repeal the amendments to Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) 2017, enacted by the Congress authorities.
“It was the duty of the government to ensure that the produce of the farmers is procured at Minimum Support Price for all the 22 crops for which the Centre annually declares MSP. We have been demanding that the assured marketing at MSP regime must not only continue but must also be expanded to cover all the listed crops. When the Akali Dal forms a government in the State, we will ensure that this demand is converted into an achievement. We will do anything for the farmers because they are the backbone of Punjab’s economy,” he mentioned right here.
Mr. Badal alleged that a number of farmer organisations have dismissed Punjab’s agriculture modification Bills terming them meaningless. “Chief Minister Amarinder Singh should respond to the dismissive description of his Bills by these organisations,” mentioned Mr. Badal.
Referring to the State farm Bills, Mr. Badal mentioned underneath the garb of those legislations the Congress, in consonance with the BJP, needs to weaken the depth of this motion by uprooting it from its base in the nation’s most agrarian State.
“The Captain-BJP team misused the sacred precincts of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha to implement the Centre’s anti-farmer plans. It is shocking and painful that Punjab’s temple of democracy was misused yesterday [Tuesday] to endorse all the anti-farmer Acts of the Modi government,” mentioned Mr. Badal.
Dushyant assaults CM
Separately, Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala accused Capt.Amarinder of deceiving farmers in the guise of Punjab farm Bills. “If Punjab CM truly cares about the farmers then he should pass a Bill to purchase crops like cotton, millets, sunflower instead of just wheat and paddy on MSP,” he mentioned. “Why Congress-governed States do not pass Bills to buy crops at MSP in their States,” he requested.
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