Policy withdrawn, Bajwa seeks apology from CM, Kejriwal
Bajwa claimed that the threat of the policy being enforced in the state caused mental and physical harassment to farmers. Bajwa said AAP govt was forced to roll back the policy not out of goodwill, but due to the unyielding resistance from Punjab's farmers and sustained pressure by the opposition, particularly the Congress. "No matter how hard AAP tries to spin the narrative, the people of Punjab have seen through their malicious designs," he said.
In related news, Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring said once Congress forms the govt in the state in 2027, it will first enact a law protecting the interests of farmers on the pattern of the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, which was passed by Manmohan Singh's govt.
Warring said Congress govt will bring a law in the state which will require the consent of at least 80% of people for such a law.
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Criticising AAP govt in Punjab for trying to rob farmers and landowners of about 50,000 acres of land worth lakhs of crores of rupees, he said the new state law will ensure no injustice is done to the farmers the way the AAP govt tried to do by taking away the farmers' land.
Bajwa, meanwhile, congratulated farmers and the people of Punjab for forcing the policy's rollback. "AAP govt's web of deceit has been torn apart. The countdown to its political downfall has already begun," Bajwa declared.
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