Ruling Congress played fraud with farmers: Sukhbir Badal

Chandigarh, Oct 22 : Two days after the three Bills that aimed to negate the Central farm laws were passed by the legislative Assembly in Punjab, the Shriomani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday rejected them, saying the ruling Congress played fraud with the farmers.
“Amarinder Singh played fraud with the farmers through misuse of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha. All the anti-farmer acts passed by the Centre have been endorsed by him,” SAD President Sukhbir Badal told the media here.
Taking a jibe at the Punjab Chief Minister, Badal said, “Amarinder Singh is boasting of resignation. Those who were sincere have already resigned. Shiromani Akali Dal representative Harsimrat Badal resigned and does not even boast about it.” He said the Chief Minister lied on the floor of the Vidhan Sabha by claiming that he had discussed everything about the issue with the farmers’ organisations before bringing the Bills.
“Are these (farmers’) organisations happy with these Acts,” asked Badal.
Without mincing words, the MP and former Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab said that the state Congress and the BJP’s Central leadership have hatched a conspiracy to confuse and divert the farmers’ agitation away from Punjab.