New Delhi, November 4
Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Sidhu was detained by Delhi police on Wednesday as he was about to enter the national capital to take part in the ‘dharna relay’ led by Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh in Jantar Mantar, to highlight the problems of farmers and immediately seek restoration of freight trains.
After heated discussions at the Singhu border, Sidhu and his cavalcade were allowed to enter Delhi. He was accompanying Congressman Amrinder Singh Raja Warring.
Also, other Punjab lawmakers were detained at the entry point in Delhi.
Later, Sidhu told the media that he was in Delhi to participate for the farmers’ cause.
Describing the Center’s agricultural laws as an “attack on the federal structure,” Sidhu said these black laws would ruin the agricultural community and others associated with the agrarian economy.
“The central government is stealing the rights of our farmers … We have empathy, not sympathy for them,” he added.
The Chief Minister has announced that he will lead a congressional MLA ‘dharna’ relay at the Rajghat on Wednesday to highlight the state’s “critical essential supplies and energy crisis” situation amid the Center’s alleged outright refusal to allow the movement of freight trains due to farmers. ‘agitation.
The chief minister said Punjab had run out of coal, urea and DAP and other essential supplies due to the decision of the Indian railways not to use freight trains even after farmers eased their blockade to allow such movement.
As the crisis resulted in the complete shutdown of all power plants, as well as reduced agricultural and vegetable supplies, the Chief Minister said, he had decided to hold a “symbolic relief dharna” to inform the Center about the grim situation of the state.
The Chief Minister had previously failed to meet with President Ram Nath Kovind on the agriculture-related amendment bills. IANS
