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Cheema demands termination of services of SDM Karnal who ordered lathi-charge on farmers
Chandigarh, August 30, 2021: Amardeep Singh Cheema, Progressive farmer & Senior Youth Leader and former National Vice Chairman Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan who has been opposing three farm bills has strongly criticized the lathicharge on farmers protesting peacefully in Karnal on Friday and termed it anti-democratic and worse than British Rule dictates.
Cheema stated that as Chairman of Market Committee he knew the strategic advantage of APMC (Agriculture Produce Market Committee) and its contribution to farming sector where 68% of population of India is living in rural areas and as prestigious member GB of world’s largest agriculture system Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) he has always supported the APMC and opposed tooth and nail any slightest dilution of the same and BJP led NDA government has paved the way for elimination of the same riding the corporate ladder through these three agriculture bills.
Cheema strongly objected to the behavior of SDM Karnal Ayush Sinha IAS of 2018 Cadre of issuing strict orders for ‘breaking the heads’ of every protester and it is the same public institution which is to protect the Farmers during implementation of so-called pro farmer laws of NDA Govt.
He quoted the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act that says, “In case of any dispute arising out of a transaction between the farmer and a trader”, a Conciliation Board appointed by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate will settle the dispute.”
Cheema demanded termination of the services of Ayush Sinha IAS 2018 as his probation period must be about to complete and Government of India need to revisit the system from where this new breed is emerging as the widely acclaimed steel frame of India produced finest officers and officers like him are exceptions and they need to be weeded out at the earliest.
He also appealed to IAS association to come out clean on this incident and their mysterious silence on the issue will indicate they are under pressure.
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