The Indian government is very interested in operating trains in Punjab, wrote JP Nadda.
Chandigarh:
Train services suspended in Punjab for more than a month, BJP chief JP Nadda attacked Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today, accusing his government of being responsible for the situation. Singh’s government, he wrote, had provided support to protesting farmers despite the intentions of the central government and “instructions from the Supreme Court.”
“In my opinion, you are fully responsible for the unfortunate situation,” he wrote in an open letter, which he said was the reply to Singh’s letter that he had not yet received.
On Sunday, Singh had written an open letter to Mr Nadda, expressing concern about the continued suspension of freight trains, which will cut supply lines to the state.
Coal supplies are already running low in the state, which may lead to an energy crisis and farmers are concerned about possible shortages of fertilizers and essential items.
“The government of India is very interested in operating trains in the state of Punjab, but unfortunately it is not playing the role that is expected of you and your government in the state of Punjab,” wrote Mr. Nadda.
Singh and Congress, he added, have openly encouraged agitations “that cross all boundaries of decency and decorum” against farm laws, put forward by the government in the interests of farmers.
The Punjab government, he wrote, had added “fuel to the fire” to the
“Openly declaring that he will not present any FIR against the agitators, even if they indulge in road dharnas, railroad blockade.”
Stating that the BJP holds farmers in high esteem, Nadda wrote that the party and the government are always committed to taking all positive steps to improve them.
In his letter on Sunday, Singh had called for “collective will and political ability” to solve the problem of the blockade and resume train service.
The situation, he wrote, could become extremely dangerous for the country if the armed forces were deprived of critical supplies amid increasingly aggressive proposals from both China and Pakistan.
At a protest in Delhi today, Singh had accused the Center of trying to create a situation “similar to an economic blockade”.
At the protest, which took place after President Ram Nath Kovind refused to meet with him and discuss farm laws, Singh questioned why the Center was trying to dismantle a system that has worked in Punjab since before the Green Revolution. .
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