Hoshiarpur: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday appealed to the representatives of various farmers’ unions not to hold protests across the state against the draconian farm laws passed by the Centre as the state government and its people have already expressed solidarity with them on this issue.
In his address after laying the foundation stone of Government College at Village Mukhliana in Chabbewal Assembly Constituency at a cost of Rs 13.44 crore, the Chief Minister without mincing any words, categorically said that the state where its entire people stood like a rock with them in favour of their legitimate issues, should desist from holding protests across the state against these black farm laws passed by the BJP led Central Government and thrusted upon them unilaterally even without taking into their confidence.
CM said these ongoing protests at 113 places in Punjab by the farmers were not at all in the interests of the state, which has considerably impacted its economic development and hoped his request would be acceded by the farmers on agitation. He, however said that since these laws have already been rejected in the state assembly and replaced by the state government’s farm laws which were sent to Governor for his accent but to our dismay these have not yet been forwarded to the President of India.
Anything within the purview of his government was done by us promptly, said Capt. Amarinder Singh adding a delegation of various leaders from these farmers unions met him recently at Chandigarh to get the price of sugarcane hiked from Rs. 325 to Rs. 360 per quintal and the same was accepted by me at once.
Expressing concern over the inordinate delay in meting out farmers’ justified demands due to Centre’s apathy, the Chief Minister further said that instead of holding protest in the state, they should mount pressure on Union Government to get these anti farmer laws repealed.
CM also announced to name this upcoming Government College after the name of Dr. BR Ambedkar, the legendary Statesman and Architect of the Indian Constitution. Notably, as the building of the college will be ready by March, 2022, till then the College will start functioning from this academic session in its transit building at Senior Secondary School (Boys), Rajpura Bhaiyan.
The Chief Minister also announced that the entire development works Sri Guru Ravidas ji Memorial at Sri Khuralgarh Sahib would be completed positively before the coming Parkash Utsav of Guru ji.