Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badalon Tuesday slammed his party's long-time former ally, the BJP, over"failure" of talks with farmers and accused it of creating riftbetween communities as the real "tukde tukde" gang in the country.
"It (the BJP) has smashed national unity topieces, shamelessly inciting Hindus against Muslims and now desperate settingpeace loving Punjabi Hindus against their Sikh brethren especiallyfarmers," he tweeted.
"They're pushing patriotic Punjab into communalflames," Badal said.
The former Deputy Chief Minister, who party had 10years of alliance with the BJP in the Punjab government, asked the BJP-ledgovernment to set aside its "ego" and listen to the protestingfarmers.
"Whosoever speaks against the ruling regime,they brand them as 'tukde tukde' gang," he added.
Earlier, the SAD had urged the Central governmentnot to take any reckless or repressive steps that might deepen festeringemotional wounds on the farmers' minds and weaken the sacred cause of peace andcommunal harmony in the country.
"Do not repeat Congress blunders of divide andrule. Do nothing that weakens national unity or disturbs peace and communalharmony for which Punjabis, especially the SAD, have made supremesacrifices," said a Resolution of the party's core committee that met inChandigarh on December 10.
Asking the government not to be stubborn or stand onprestige against the 'annadata' of the country, the SAD resolution asked:"If the government is willing to change every clause of the old Acts, thenwhy is it standing on prestige to revoke them. After all, if you are concedingall demands of the farmers, why not put it all in the new Act and end thedebate once and for all?"
The party condemned the "deep-rooted conspiracyto paint the movement of the patriotic farmers in communal and separatistcolours".
It said the totally peaceful and democratic natureof the movement has proved that the farmers are fully alive to theirresponsibility towards the country.
The agitating farmers continue to occupy the bordersof the national Capital on the 20th day of their protest on Tuesday.