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Chandigarh: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) said the Union government and the AAP government in Punjab were equally responsible for the deepening agricultural crisis in the country.
The SAD leader Daljit Singh Cheema also said that despite the supreme court monitoring the health of fasting farmer leader Dallewal everyday both the Union and the state governments were resorting to the blame game and playing politics.
He appealed to both governments to engage with farmers and do their utmost to save the precious life of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal.
“Efforts are also on to polarise the entire issue which is condemnable and could be dangerous for a border state like Punjab.” Cheema appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take the lead and create an atmosphere which could lead to the end of Dallewal’s fast.
“For this to take place, the Prime Minister should notify the guarantee on minimum support price (MSP) immediately. This is in keeping with the assurance made to the people of the country when the Prime Minister withdrew the three agricultural laws which led to the end of the Kisan Andolan.”
He said besides this, the Centre should also withdraw the draft agriculture policy as farmers felt many clauses contained in the three agricultural laws were being reintroduced in the policy through the backdoor.
“Once this policy is withdrawn, then an open-hearted dialogue can be initiated with all stakeholders to chart out all future policies on agriculture,” he said.
While asserting that these steps would go a long way in removing the aggravating factors which had resulted in the present farmers’ agitation, Cheema condemned Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for failing to shoulder the responsibility to ward off the present crisis.
