Don’t know why Harsimrat resigned from Union Cabinet: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Law Minister says she only asked about the legal aspects of the farm Ordinances during the discussion

Tribune Web Desk

Updated At : 01:23 AM Sep 22, 2020 IST

Vibha Sharma

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, September 22

BJP on Monday said they were not aware of the reasons behind Harsimrat Kaur’s resignation from the Union Cabinet and pointed out that the Akali Dal leader had only questioned about the legal aspects of the farm Ordinances when they were being discussed.

Responding to a question regarding the resignation of Harsimrat Kaur, senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said: “She (Harsimrat Kaur Badal) has been a distinguished member of the Cabinet. She was a part of the Cabinet where it (farm Ordinance) was discussed. She asked whether it was legally possible, as the Law Minister I clarified…”

“Why they (Akali Dal) did it, we don’t know. She has been a distinguished minister in the Cabinet and I would like to remember her like that,” Prasad added.

Notably, Akali Dal resigned from the Cabinet saying that their concerns regarding the Ordinances were not addressed, terming the Bills replacing them anti-farmer.

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