Sukhbir Badal said the farmers are not happy to spend the nights on the cold streets, but they are helpless.
Amritsar:
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal said on Saturday that Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal attacked the Union government led by the Bharatiya Janata Party in connection with the stalemate in course with farmers who “ defamed ” protesting farmers. calling them “Khalistanis” and “anti-nationals” they must publicly apologize to them.
Speaking to the media in Amritsar, Badal questioned why the central government shows “tyranny” and does not repeal laws when the section of society for which the laws are made is not happy with them.
“The Center is trying to smear the unrest by calling it that of the Khalistanis and the political parties. It is unfortunate that if one does not agree with them they call them anti-national. The ministers who make such statements must publicly apologize. We condemn the attitude of the Center and such statements, “he added. said the head of SAD.
“It is unfortunate that the Center is trying to suppress the voices of farmers, instead of listening to them. Farmers do not want agricultural laws. Why is the Center showing tyranny when the sector of society, for whom laws have been formed Don’t you want it? I ask the Prime Minister to listen to the farmers, “he added.
Badal said farmers are not happy to spend their nights on the streets in this fierce cold, but they are helpless, adding that “it has been the policy of the central government that anyone who raises their voice against them is defamed for being called anti-national. . “
The agitation of farmers on the Delhi borders, against the three agricultural laws passed by the central government in the last session of the monsoon parliament, entered today on the 17th, and the farmers’ unions now threaten to block the roads of the train.
Under its previous plan to block the Delhi-Jaipur, Delhi-Agra highway by December 12, more farmers are likely to join the protests on Friday. Police have intensified surveillance in border areas to ensure that protesters cannot block roads.
On Thursday, the Center said channels for more talks are open. Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar called on the protesters to stop agitating as talks are still continuing.
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