AAP launches ‘Gram Sabha Bulao, Pind Bachao’ campaign in Punjab against farm legislations

Parvesh Sharma

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Tribune News Service

Sangrur, September 23

AAP Punjab president and Sangrur MP Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday launched a special campaign – Gram Sabha Bulao, Pind Bachao – wherein party leaders will get passed resolutions against the farm legislations from the Gram Sabha of each village.

Mann said that since the Gram Sabha decision could not be challenged at any level, they were hopeful that their campaign would be helpful in defeating the recent legislations.

“We have tried till top level, but we have failed to stop Farm Bills as BJP-led Central government has got these passed forcefully. Now we have decided to start the anti- bill campaign from the bottom and Gram Sabha is the best place for it,” said Mann.

“Gram Sabha is the most powerful body at village level and we would get passed resolutions and send them to the President and even produce them in court to defeat the Bills,” he said.

Sarpanches from Chhahar, Gharachon, Cheema, Mehla Chownk along with AAP MLAs, including Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer and Kulwant Singh Pandori, accompanied Mann and shared vital information about the process to pass resolutions, at Sangrur rest house.

“I also request other party leaders to take our campaign seriously and get passed such resolutions because we all must work jointly to save farmers and labourers of country. Our leaders would visit each village of Punjab to get the resolutions passed,” he said.

Gharachon village sarpanch Gurmale Singh said that they would issue a special agenda and call a meeting of the Gram Sabha next week.

We will discuss the Farm Bills, and voting will take place thereafter. Based on the results, we will take a decision on the Bills, he said.

“Since all are opposing Farm Bills, all would vote against Bills and we would pass resolution as per voting and send the copy of resolution to our MP, Deputy Commissioner, Block Development and Panchayat Officer and District Development and Panchayat Officer,” Gurmale added.

Chhahar village sarpanch Harpreet Singh said that all sarpanches must come forward to call Gram Sabhas and pass resolutions against Farm Bills to save the farming community of Punjab.