Hours after talks fail, police raid residences of farmers’ leaders in Punjab
Joginder Singh Ughrahan, president of Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta-Ughrahan), mentioned the discussions with the Chief Minster have been happening easily. “After discussions on eight or 9 of our 18 calls for, Mann mentioned he had an an infection in his eye for which he wanted to go,” he advised the media. “The CM then requested us about our plans for the March 5 protest, to which we replied that the discussions have been pending and we’ll take name on our plan to protest after that,” mentioned Ughrahan, including the CM acquired upset and left the assembly asking “us to resort to protest”.
Later, Mann mentioned his doorways “are at all times open for talks with the farmers however inconvenience and harassment to the general public within the identify of agitation needs to be prevented”.
Within the assembly, the CM advised the farmers that the “authorities is at all times able to resolve the problems pertaining to varied sections of society by means of negotiations in order that bother to the widespread man by means of railway or highway blockades may be prevented”.
He mentioned that such motion causes issues for the folks, on account of which they flip towards the protesters, thereby creating discord in society.
CM Mann mentioned, sadly, the widespread man has to undergo so much on account of such protests, that are unwarranted and undesirable.
The chief minister added that although protest is the democratic proper of the farmers, they need to additionally consider the large loss to the state.
He mentioned the merchants and industrialists have been ruing that on account of frequent highway and railway blockades, their companies have been affected.
Mann made an attraction to the farmers to keep away from ways that create discord amongst society. Nevertheless, farmer chief Balbir Singh Rajewal accused the chief minister of attempting to threaten them on the assembly.
In addition to the implementation of the agriculture coverage, the calls for of the BKU (Ugrahan) embody the discharge of land to landless labourers and the debt waiver for farmers and labourers.
With IANS inputs
