Condemningthe efforts of defaming Punjab because of protest against the center’scontentious farm laws, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) chief SunilJakhar said that massive efforts are underway to segregate Punjab in thecountry and make it a disturbed state.
He allegedas the farmers’ protest witnessed a huge response in the country, attempts arebeing made to divide the country by side-lining Punjab. He appealed to thepeople of the state to get united against such mischievous elements.
Targetingthe union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar over his statement today atRajya Sabha, Jakhar accused that the Contract Farming 2013 Act was brought outby the Akali-BJP government. He said this was the first such law that had theprovision of penalizing those farmers opting out of the contract and due tostiff protest, this law was not implemented.
He accusedthe union government of putting the food security of the nation at the stakejust to please foreign companies. He appealed to the center’s NDA government tosave democracy by respecting public sentiments on this issue.
Jakhar saidthis issue does not only belong to farmers but whole democracy because someanti-national elements are trying hard to divide the country.
He saidthat the prices of wheat would rise exponentially if the food security of thecountry is compromised.
On theoccasion, MLAs Rajinder Beri, Sushil Kumar Rinku, Bawa Henry, Mayor Jagdish RajRaja and others were present.