Punjab CM Amarinder Singh told the BJP about the statements made about the deaths of people including the leaders of the external party and the farmers of Haryana. Agriculture against the new agricultural policy of the Center.
The BJP-leader at the Center should take steps to promote national interest, as the ML Khattar government in Haryana should do, the Prime Minister said that Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar and state’s agricultural advisor JP Dalal had called farmers against agricultural rights Commented on the deaths from November on the border of the national capital.
He said: “It is unfortunate that the government, which can spend more than 8 crores on promoting new agricultural laws, cannot afford to pay the families of farmers who sacrificed their lives to fight for their rights.”
“Either the Agriculture Minister deliberately lied on the floor of the House or simply does not care to even ascertain the facts and figures,” said the Chief Minister.
“Punjab alone has paid compensation to families of as many as 102 farmers who have died in these protests, said the Chief Minister,” slamming at Tomar over his comment citing Delhi Police information that only 2 farmers have died and one has committed suicide.
“Even the media has released details of more than 200 farmers (from various states) who have lost their lives in this agitation,” added Captain Singh.
“It was deplorable that a government that can spend Rs 8 crore on the publicity campaign for the new Farm Laws cannot give compensation to the families of the farmers who have sacrificed their lives in fighting for their rights,” added Singh.
Captain Amarinder further said, “These statements of Tomar and Dalal reflect a shocking lack of concern on the part of the BJP leadership towards the farmers who have been braving the elements and the lathis of Delhi and Haryana Police in their fight for survival.”
“Having failed to convince the farmers, the Union Government was now resorting to parliamentary impropriety of the highest level, in total violation of the Constitutional principles and ideologies,” he added.
