Join hands for farmers, SAD urges parties

Chandigarh, September 19

The SAD today urged all political parties to join the struggle against the three farm Bills even as it castigated the Congress and AAP for “backstabbing” farmers by not opposing the passage of the Bills in the Lok Sabha.

Senior SAD leader Prem Singh Chandumajra asked all political parties to come on a common platform on the issue, saying Punjab could not afford any division on the matter. “All farmer organisations and parties should support the SAD in its ‘sangharsh’ against the Bills,” said Chandumajra, adding divisions in the past had led to the loss of the state’s river waters and its capital.

Chandumajra also made it clear that the SAD would come out with a party programme against the Bills. “We will not sit quiet. We have always raised the voice for the farmers and farm labourers. We will continue to do so as per the tradition of the party”. — TNS