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Sidhu makes major statement on Kisan Morcha in relation to Punjab. Here’s what he said
Chandigarh, May 30, 2021: Amid the ongoing deadlock between the farmer unions and the Central government over three agriculture bills, senior Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu said the farmers' movement has the potential to be transformed from being a social movement to an unparalleled economic force.
Taking to Twitter, Sidhu expressed that he has always emphasized that Punjab Government & Farmer Unions can come together to give production, storage & trade of all agricultural produce in the hands of the farmers which can unmatched economic entity.
In a video message posted on Twitter on Sunday, the leader said, “If the Central government chooses not to repeal farm bills, the most important question that will remain for us is What shall be done? What shall we do?”
“I have always done politics of solution and not just discussed the problems. I request all Punjab Farmers Unions to form cooperatives by making all small farmers equal partners and protect them from the exploitation of big crony capitalists,” Sidhu said.
He further claimed that some two years back, we gave several suggestions for reforming the farming sector to the Punjab government under the HAQ Committee formed by it.
“Punjab Ekta and Kisan Ekta should be a synonym to each other. There is a need for a single entity of farmers both small and big in which the Punjab government invests. This will only show us the way forward,” he added.
It is worth mentioning that Kisan Morcha against three farm bills completed six months on May 26. On the day, the farmers union and its supporters observed Black Day to protest the lackadaisical approach of the government to resolve farmers' issues.