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new farm lawS

Punjab can’t become “another

J&K”, says Channi as he asks

Modi to talk to farmers

Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait says the Government lies to the

media that it is open to dialogue on the issue of ongoing farmers agitation

our Bureau

Chandigarh/New Delhi

unjab Chief Minister
Charanjit Singh Chan-
Pni on Friday said that he
asked Prime Minister Narendra
Modi to resolve the matter of
farmers’ protest and resume di-
alogue with the agitating farm-
ers. Channi met Modi in Delhi
for the first time after taking
oath as the Punjab CM earlier
this month. “I asked the PM to
resolve the matter of farmers’
protest and resume dialogue
with the protesting farmers. I
demanded that the three laws
should be withdrawn,” he told
reporters here after the meet-
ing.
Earlier, Channi on Tues-
day said that farmers’ protest
is an important issue and the Farmers push a tractor on the nH-9 on the nH-9 during the nationwide ‘ Bharat Bandh’ at Delhi-
Centre should take it seriously Ghazipur Border, in new Delhi on monday (ani)
adding the state should not be
made into another Jammu and Channi also said that the poor”. Meanwhile, Bharatiya Kisan
Kashmir. “This (protest against condition of the farmers is de- Farmers have been protest- Union leader Rakesh Tikait on
three farm laws) is a serious teriorating with time, alleging ing at different sites since No- Wednesday said that Govern-
issue, the Central government that the Centre is unaffected. vember 26 last year against the ment lies to the media that it is
should take it seriously. Punjab He also urged the Centre to enacted farm laws: Farmers’ open to dialogue on the issue
is a border state and should not scrap the three farm laws that Produce Trade and Commerce of ongoing farmers agitation.
be made into another Jammu came into existence last year. (Promotion and Facilitation) Addressing a press conference
and Kashmir,” said the Chief “The condition of the farmers Act, 2020; the Farmers Em- here, Tikait said, “Government
Minister while addressing a is getting worse day by day but powerment and Protection) lies to media that it is open to
press conference in Chandi- the Centre is unaffected. I, as Agreement on Price Assurance dialogue but farmers are not.
garh today. His remarks come a Punjab Chief Minister, want to and farm Services Act 2020 They want to hold condition-
day after several farmer unions’ appeal to the Centre to repeal and the Essential Commodities al dialogue, in which farmers
observed a ‘Bharat Bandh’ to the three farm laws,” he said. (Amendment) Act, 2020. will not participate. They said
mark the first anniversary of The Chief Minister also said Farmer leaders and the Cen- farm laws would not be rolled
the enactment of the three that the Centre has brought in tre have held several rounds of back. It means they have al-
farm laws. a system to “make the farmers talks but the impasse remains. Continued on next page... >>

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