Sydney, September 24, 2020 (Yes Punjab News)
Speaking to the press at Rosehill, Chairman and Convenor of NRI World Organization (NRIWO) Dr Amarjit Tanda has said that we all the NRI Worldwide offer full support to the Kisan movement protesting anti-agriculture Bills.
While addressing the press, Dr Tanda stressed that we believe in the politics of solution of kisan mazdoor problems, and the people of Punjab would infuse their strength to ensure its implementation, be it against sand mining, cable or liquor mafia, and, now the black laws enacted in the shape of farm bills.
So we have stepped out to support our farmer brothers, and for the united cause of Punjab for which we will fight till our last endeavors. All Punjabis should also unite against this protest Dr Tanda emphasized.
Dr Tanda also cautioned that the BJP-led Centre has another draconian bill in waiting, which is “Electricity Amendment (Draft) Act 2020” in very near future.
Dr Tanda warned that once it’s implemented, it will be the last nail in the coffin and destroy Punjab’s Agriculture model. The draft is already ready. Whenever they wish, they would implement it in no time. After this act, the whole control would shift to the Centre, and the biggest impact would be, that all power subsidies would be scrapped, Dr Tanda added.
Dr Tanda said that the Centre was replacing the powerful working mandi system with the free market model program —which has failed in the US and Europe. He said, that it would impact the state’s revenue to the tune of Rs 4,000 crore per annum that was incurred from mandis only.
The farmers faced worst conditions, where there are no mandis in states, and were resorted to doing petty labour jobs The MSP, since 1980 was raised just by 15 times whereas the employees of all sectors got enhancement of more than 500 times during the same pan. It was through farmers’ that the Centre procure food grains for underprivileged people on subsidised rates and the farmers were being ruined, Dr Tanda further added.
The Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill were passed in both houses of Parliament, amid protests by opposition parties. The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020, was passed in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
Concluding Dr Tanda questioned, how Ann Pani could it be shunted out of the essential commodities list? The ‘tin vele di roti’ is the most essential commodity. Similarly, hoarding which has been legalized that would resort to food inflation.
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