Sombir Sangwan is an independent MLA supporting the BJP-JJP coalition government in the state
Chandigarh:
Extending her support for farmers gathered at the Delhi borders to protest the Center’s new farm laws, Haryana MLA Sombir Sangwan on Monday submitted her resignation as chair of the State Board of Livestock Development.
Mr. Sangwan is an independent MLA supporting the BJP-JJP coalition government in the state.
In the letter to Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, he said: “I resigned in support of farmers. Like the whole country, farmers in my constituency of the assembly, Dadri, are also protesting against these laws. In this situation, Extending my full support to them is a priority for me and my moral duty as well. “
“I have given all the support to the farmers after listening to my inner conscience,” wrote the MLA.
On Sunday, Sangwan had said that many “maybe” from Haryana had decided to respond to the agitated farmers’ call “Delhi Chalo” and march to the national capital to support their protest against the three central agricultural laws.
Protesting farmers have expressed fear that the new agricultural marketing laws enacted in the Center will lead to the dismantling of the minimum support price (MSP) system, leaving farmers at the mercy of large corporations.
However, the government says the new laws give farmers options to obtain higher prices for their crops and that the MSP regime will continue.
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