AAP: Capt govt out to gag farmers

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, February 25

Aam Aadmi Party’s state co-president and Sunam MLA Aman Arora today criticised the state government for taking action against farmers who wanted to stage a protest against the Centre.

In a press statement, Arora wondered why the Capt Amarinder Singh government was stopping farmers from raising their voice against the BJP-led NDA.

Arora said the farmers had been protesting for long to press the government to implement the Swaminathan Commission report and fulfil other promises made by the BJP before the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. He said it was understandable that the BJP government in Haryana was preventing agitating farmers from reaching Delhi, but why was the ruling Congress in Punjab doing the same.

He said the state government had taken BKU (Sidhupur) activists into custody at Cheema Mandi (Sangrur) even though the farmers had been marching peacefully towards Delhi. Arora took part in a dharna along with other AAP members. He also ensured help to the protesting farmer unions.