Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Saturday said that Prime minister Narendra Modi has made an announcement regarding repealing of farm laws but farmers need to be cautious until the farm laws are formally repealed.
Addressing a gathering after laying the foundation stone of a new sugar mill here, the Chief Minister said that conspiracies are being hatched to derail progress and prosperity of Punjab adding that those who are welcoming the announcement of Prime Minister are a part of this. He said that repealing of laws is baseless until and unless guarantee of MSP for crops is not made, adding that Punjabis must not sit idle but have to be extra vigilant until the entire process is completed.
Making a scathing attack on people who are welcoming the announcement of the PM, the Chief Minister asked them to explain the reason to rejoice as Punjab has lost more than 700 sons and daughters during the struggle. He said it is shameful that for the sake of their vested political interests some political leaders are bent on sacrificing the interests of the state. He announced that the state government will construct a memorial in the name of these martyrs to perpetuate their glorious struggle for our younger generations.
Attacking the Akali leadership, the Chief Minister said that the Akalis were the chief architects of the anti farmers bill as they had brought one such bill in Punjab assembly which became the basis for Union government to introduce it now. He said that Akalis were hand in glove with BJP in bringing these draconian laws and even they eulogised these bills until the public pressure forced them to take an opposite stance. Channi said that Akalis have always ignored the interests of state and its people adding that this bill was a testimony to it.
Training guns at the Aam Aadmi Party, he dared its supremo and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to enter Punjab only after repealing the same bill which has been implemented by his government. He said that Punjabis hate hypocritical people and double standards of Kejriwal will not work in Punjab. He said Akalis, BJP, AAP and other leaders who sing praises of Modi are double mouth snakes who aim to usurp prosperity and progress of Punjab.
The Chief Minister said that an elite and unholy nexus of politicians across party lines had excluded power from the common man adding that the members of this elite group have a common bond in form of their own vested interests and loot of the state adding that they have been ill fully doing this so by enjoying the fruits of power in game of musical chairs where the ruler changes after every five years but power remains in their hands. Channi said that now this nexus has been broken and the power is with the common man.
Channi said that the backbone of the transport mafia operated by the Badals has been broken, adding that now permits of buses will be given to jobless youth for making them gainfully self employed. He said that now it’s the turn of Cable mafia and things will be streamlined for this too.
He said his government is distributing the public’s money for the well being of people and listed several pro-people initiatives taken by his government like waiving off Power bill arrears worth Rs. 1500 crore, reduction of power rates for domestic consumers by Rs. 3 per unit, rates for sand have been reduced to Rs. 5.50 per cubic feet etc.
