At Abohar kisan mahapanchayat, Rajewal describes PM Modi as ‘biggest liar’

Raj Sadosh

Abohar, April 4

At the “kisan mahapanchayat” organised at new grain market here on Sunday, Sanyukt Kisan Morcha senior leader Balbir Singh Rajewal launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party for allegedly pursuing anti-people policies that carried a hidden agenda to benefit only a few Gujarat-based corporates.

The conference started at 11 am and concluded by 5 pm. Rajewal was received at the Market Committee office by its chairman Surinder Bishnoi and Arhtiya Association president Anil Nagori. Some of the senior Akali Dal activists were also present on the dais. Jakhar family scion Sandeep Jakhar was found serving farmers with “pakoras” at a stall. “The “Apna Abohar, Apni Abha” team painted some of the trees on the route to the new grain market with pictures of farmers.

Addressing a mammoth gathering of farmers, farm workers, mandi labourers, arhtiyas and traders, Rajewal said out of all Indian Prime Ministers, Modi has branded the image of the biggest liar and most unbelievable politician. “Modi boasted of having a 56-inch chest but dared not to face the media and was not ready to have a single meeting with leading farmer organisations to discuss the contentious farm laws. Modi was fast losing image and respect across the world for attempts to harm the federal structure and anti-constitution, anti-human attitude,” Rajewal said.

He added that while the BJP has almost been wiped out of Punjab, the party was also losing ground in Haryana, and Sanyukt Kisan Morcha leaders will motivate people in all poll-bound states to vote against BJP.

“The saffron party’s top brass had conspired to sabotage farmers’ peaceful stir by planting miscreants on the Republic Day in New Delhi but with people’s massive support, the agitation has emerged stronger and would continue till “black” laws are repealed. BJP leaders will have to repent for calling farmers of Punjab as Khalistanis, naxals and anti-nationals. Gujarat, to which Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah belong, has no comparison with Punjab in making supreme sacrifices for freedom of India and protecting its borders,” Rajewal added.

He gave a call to farmers to stage dharnas outside Food Corporation of India offices on April 5 and warned the Central government will not be allowed to wind-up FCI.

Besides Rajewal, another senior leader Ruldu Singh Mansa also mentioned the Malout incident in which Abohar BJP legislator Arun Narang was thrashed. Both senior leaders said that they have been requesting farmers to keep the agitation peaceful but if BJP leaders continue casting provocative aspersions about the farmers stir, reaction can’t be avoided.

“It will be better if BJP leaders refrain from targeting farmers wildly and request the high-command to repeal farm laws, give up moves to benefit corporates through amendments in the Electricity Act, Food Security Act and other bills which were being drafted secretly,” they added.