Chandigarh January 21, 2021 (Yes Punjab News)
SAD president Sardar Sukhbir Singh Badal today directed party workers to “step up efforts to make the farmers’ march on January 26 a rousing success.”
“There is great enthusiasm among Akali workers for the farmers Republic March on Jan 26. We are taking part in this peaceful and democratic protest march in full strength. Workers have already started reaching Delhi in large numbers. But those who for some reason like age or some other compulsion are unable to make it to the national capital that day will be organising the same democratic activity wherever they happen to be,” said Mr Badal in a statement here.
Mr Badal said that the farmers had been forced to organise what must be regarded as a Republic March as the government of India continues to be utterly insensitive to their legitimate demand for revocation of the anti farmer acts. “
The SAD had tried its best to persuade the government to change its attitude. We showed great patience and tried to reason with the government that the acts were not acceptable to those for whom the government claimed to have made them.
But when we found that they were totally irrational and adamant on these Acts, we decided to walk out of the government. Even then we thought this might make the BJP leadership and the government realise the gravity of the situation. But our hopes were belied and we decided to quit the NDA.
Our patriarch, Sardar Parkash Singh Badal returned the Padam Vibhushan. But neither these decisions by their oldest ally nor the sufferings of the farmers moves this government. Therefore, the farmers just and legitimate struggle has been forced on the country by an insensitive government,” said Mr Badal.
