Farmers have been protesting against the new agricultural laws near the Delhi border points (archive)
New Delhi:
Punjab farmers have sent legal notices to Union Minister Giriraj Singh, Gujarat Senior Deputy Minister Nitin Patel, and BJP Leader Ram Madhav for their alleged defamatory / derogatory statement about ongoing turmoil at various borders of Delhi against the agricultural laws.
Farmers have sent the notices requesting an unconditional apology and unequivocal withdrawal of the alleged defamatory and disparaging statements made by the three leaders.
Statements by various political leaders have not been issued in good faith or responsibly, but in bad faith and for oblique motives to promote vested interests and defame protesting farmers, the notice reads.
An Amritsar farmer, Jaskaran Singh Bandesha, through a notice to Giriraj Singh, stated that farmers tirelessly give their blood and sweat across the nation and are widely regarded as the backbone of the entire economy and agricultural system. the country.
The ad seeks an unconditional apology from him for his statement in an interview, where he allegedly said: “Andolan mei kisan ke hit ki baaatein nahi ho rahi hain. Aaj kisan andolan mei videshi taakatein ghus rahi hain. Andolan mei Khalistan aur Sharjeel Imam ke posters lagaye jaa rahe hain“(There is no talk about the benefit of farmers in the protests. In the protests, foreign powers have also entered. In the protests, posters of Khalistan and Sharjeel Imam are being put up).
Another Jalandhar farmer, Ramneek Singh Randhawa, sent a notice to Nitin Patel claiming that the latter said: “On behalf of the farmers, anti-national elements, terrorists, Khalistanis, Communists and pro-China people have infiltrated the agitation.” .. We can see them eating pizza, pakodi … All of that comes for free … The anti-national elements are giving them thousands of rupees to stay … “
Sukhwinder Singh Sidhu, a farmer from Sangrur, sent a legal notice to Ram Madhav for allegedly making a defamatory statement against the agitation of farmers through his Twitter account.
According to the AAP, co-head of Punjab Raghav Chadha, his party’s legal team is helping farmers in these cases.
“The AAP promised to extend legal assistance to farmers who wish to use BJP’s premeditated smear campaign to discredit farmers’ protest. As promised, AAP helps farmers send defamation notices to Union Minister Giriraj Singh, Gujarat’s Chief Deputy Minister Nitin Patel Ram Madhav of BJP, “said Chadha.
Hundreds of farmers have been protesting on different borders of the national capital for more than a month against the new laws.
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