ChiefMinister Charanjit Singh Channi on Monday submitted a detailed memorandum onvital farmers’ issues to the Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit here at RajBhawan along with his Cabinet colleagues to further send the same to the PrimeMinister Narendra Modi urging him to impress upon the Uttar Pradesh governmentfor taking firm steps in ensuring justice to the victim families of recentincident of violence in Lakhimpur Kheri.
The ChiefMinister, in the memorandum, also reiterated the need to urgently review andrepeal the three farm laws which has caused resentment amongst the farmers.
Mr. Channimentioned that he was constrained to bring in his (PM) notice that the recentincident of violence at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh has shaken theconscience of one and all. Furthermore, it is all the more painful that our‘Anndattas’ (farmers) have lost lives in this unfortunate act while protestingpeacefully against the farm laws.
Seeking PrimeMinister’s personal indulgence, Mr. Channi wanted that the faces of realculprits behind this barbarous act should be exposed, howsoever influential orwell connected they may be. He urged the Prime Minister for expeditious justiceto be delivered to the innocent farmers who have lost their lives in thisunfortunate incident.
Thememorandum further reads, “Moreover, the common people and farmers are feelingalienated from the present system, which has gradually crumbled due to erosionof democratic values and ethics. Sir, it is high time that people’s confidenceand trust in the democratic system is restored so as to enable them to expresstheir emotions and feelings freely by allowing them to exercise theirfundamental right to expression. As of now, they are feeling suffocated to ventout their grievances fearlessly”.
The ChiefMinister also apprised Mr. Modi that there is widespread resentment amongst thefarmers with regard to three farm laws enacted by the Centre. Resultantly,several farm organisations from across the country have been agitating amid thetrying circumstances, unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic and harsh weatherconditions for almost one year at the borders of Delhi. He said that severalfarmers have lost their lives during this ongoing stir in support of thiscrusade against these farm laws, which has posed a major threat to theirlivelihoods thus jeopardizing the future of generations.
Pointing outfurther Channi said it is ironical that the farmers who have made our countryself reliant in food production are now forced to fight in safeguarding theirrights. Notably, this agitation has adversely impacted our economy andtherefore, a viable solution to this issue must be found by taking all thestakeholders into confidence. Needless to mention that the general public hasalso been badly hit and facing lot of inconvenience due to this ongoingagitation, added the Chief Minister.
The Chief Minister was accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister O.P.Soni besides Cabinet Ministers Brahm Mohindra, Manpreet Singh Badal, TriptRajinder Singh Bajwa, Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria, Vijay Inder Singla, RandeepSingh Nabha, Dr. Raj Kumar Verka, Sangat Singh Gilzian, Pargat Singh, AmarinderSingh Raja Warring and Gurkirat Singh Kotli.