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farmers prOtest

War of words between

Congress and bJP intensifies with

eyes on 2024 elections

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh says it was unfortunate that the

farmers agitating against the farm laws had given a political twist to his remarks

Our Bureau

Chandigarh/New Delhi

he Congress on Tuesday
decided to launch concert-
Ted campaigns against the
policies and “misgovernance”
of the BJP-led Central govern-
ment and to reach out to people
to get their support for the 2024
Lok Sabha elections. The Con-
gress plans to target the Centre
over a host of issues including
price rise, unemployment, crime
against women, farmers’ agi-
tation, Rafale, Pegasus and al-
leged misuse of probe agencies.
The phase-wise agita-
tion planned by Congress will Farmers during their sit-in protest demanding action against IAS officer Ayush Sinha over police lathi-charge on
continue till the 2024 Lok the protesting farmers in August, in Karnal on Thursday. (ANI)
Sabha elections and senior
leaders will participate in it. decided in the meeting that to the people on account of their tests of the farming community
The plan for protests was public opinion would be formed protests in the state, which were across the state, he added.
chalked out by a committee con- against the Central government quite uncalled for, given his gov- The Chief Minister assert-
stituted by Congress president with the help of social organiza- ernment’s continued support to ed that there was no question
Sonia Gandhi, under the Chair- tions and civil society. Congress them. of trying to split the farmers
manship of senior leader Digvi- will not only agitate on the roads Reacting to Samyukt Kisan of Punjab and Haryana, all
jaya Singh. Congress general sec- but will also prepare public opin- Morcha’s criticism of the re- of whom were equal victims
retary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra ion,” Digvijaya Singh is learnt to marks he had made on the issue, of the apathy of the BJP-led
was also present in the meeting. have said during the meeting. the Chief Minister lamented governments at the Centre
According to a party leader Party sources said that Udit that despite his government’s and in the neighboring state.
present in the meeting, a strate- Raj, a member of the commit- unequivocal support to their “My government, in con-
gy was chalked out to create an tee, advocated for Rahul Gand- cause, the farmers had misin- trast, has not only firmly sup-
atmosphere against the Central hi to lead agitations. terpreted his appeal and had, ported the farmers’ fight against
government on the same lines Meanwhile, Punjab Chief instead, tried to link it with the the farm laws but had even
as the “BJP created against the Minister Captain Amarinder upcoming Assembly polls in brought in amendment Bills in
UPA government during the Singh on Tuesday said it was Punjab. His government, as well the Vidhan Sabha to mitigate
Anna movement.” unfortunate that the farmers as the people of Punjab, had al- their adverse impact,” he point-
“This decision was to hold agitating against the farm laws ways stood with the farmers on ed out, adding that those Bills
continuous sit-ins till 2024 had given a political twist to his the issue of the farm laws, and it had, unfortunately, not been
against the policies of the BJP- remarks instead of understand- was sad that they were now suf- forwarded by the Governor to
led Central government. It was ing the pain and misery caused fering due to the continued pro- Continued on next page... >>

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