SAD-BSP promise ‘govt. jobs’ for kin of those who died in farmers’ protest
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Attempt to idiot farmers with what his govt. was already doing: Punjab CM Capt. Amarinder.
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday mentioned that if the SAD-Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) alliance involves energy in 2022, it might present authorities jobs to the members of the family of those who had misplaced their lives in the continuing farmers’ protest towards the Centre’s farm legal guidelines.
Mr. Badal mentioned greater than 550 farmers had misplaced their lives in the continuing agitation, which has been underway for seven months now. “The SAD-BSP alliance has decided that once the alliance comes to power in Punjab in 2022, it would look after the needs of the martyrs’ families. We are committed to ensuring farmers get their just dues,” he mentioned.
Reacting sharply, Punjab Chief Minister Captain (Retd.) Amarinder Singh mentioned the Akali Dal was trying to idiot farmers by asserting ballot guarantees that the State authorities had “already started executing long ago”.
“While we support the movement against the three agricultural laws which seek to end assured government purchase of food grains as per the minimum support price, we also consider it our duty to ensure those who died while fighting for justice are given their due. Once we are voted to power, we will implement the promises made to martyrs’ families in the very first meeting of the State cabinet,” he mentioned.
Mr. Badal mentioned that aside from authorities jobs and free schooling, the SAD-BSP authorities would additionally guarantee free medical insurance coverage for such households. He mentioned that each one bills in this regard can be borne by the Punjab authorities.
Last ditch effort from SAD, says Amarinder
Hitting out at Mr. Badal’s announcement, Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder mentioned it was “a last-ditch effort” woo again farmers that the SAD had alienated over the farm legal guidelines.
“Do you think Punjab’s farmers are fools to be taken in by your desperate statements?” Capt. Singh requested, including, “How do you propose to do something that has already been done?”
“We had made these announcements while you were still busy conspiring with your political masters, the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party), to destroy our farmers,” he added.
The Chief Minister mentioned that along with his frivolous guarantees, the SAD president had proved his whole absence of any join with individuals on the bottom.
Pointing out that his authorities was already giving compensation of ₹5 lakh every to the households of such farmers, the Chief Minister mentioned that of the 237 Punjab farmers who had died thus far throughout the ongoing agitation, households of 191 had already obtained compensation, totalling ₹9,46,50,000.
The Chief Minister additional identified that he had personally introduced jobs for the kin of the deceased farmers a number of months in the past and the Revenue Department was in superior levels of finalising the candidates.
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