Former Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh said he would not advise the BJP on issues related to Punjab politics or the ongoing agrarian crisis “until the party requests it”.
Reach out to protesting farmers
Former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder on Friday visited Asia’s largest grain market in Khanna. Mr. Amarinder met farmers and listened patiently to them about their paddy procurement woes. They are facing difficulties in mandis. He slammed CM Mann, claiming he had turned his back on farmers.
CM man is not doing his job
Farmers sowed PR-126 on his (Mann’s) orders. Has he visited Mandi in Punjab yet? It is his duty to go to Delhi. If there is a problem, he has to meet the prime minister, the agriculture minister and the interior minister. Captain Amarinder
In an interview with the Tribune, the former CM, who joined the BJP in September 2022, said, “They haven’t asked for my opinion. I am not disillusioned with the Bharatiya Janata Party, but we (former Congress MP) I certainly think they should understand that many of us did not join the party just for fun. We joined because we are all serious and experienced politicians. Who can give us better advice on the state’s crisis?”
“I have been in politics since 1967. I have been a CM twice, a minister once, an MP twice and an MLA seven times. Even during the Lok Sabha elections, they were my They didn’t ask for my opinion. They should have asked me about Patiala, Sangrur, Mansa or any other constituency before making a decision on my own. The team working with (Gajendra) Shekhwat in Punjab should have asked me about it. “I came to see him, but no one asked me my opinion on any of the seats,” he said.
By-elections for Dera Baba Nanak, Chabewal, Barnala and Gidelbaha are scheduled for November 13, and Captain Amarinder said, “They named me as one of the star campaigners and the candidates “If you want me to campaign,” he said, he would campaign for the Bharatiya Janata Party. .
When asked why paddy procurement had become a difficult issue for the ruling Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab, the former CM said the main problem was between CM Bhagwant Mann and his cabinet colleagues; He said this was due to the state government’s lack of experience. Lack of communication between the government and the Center. “It is wrong to say that the BJP is ignoring Punjab because it is ruled by opposition parties. During my tenure as CM, the Bharatiya Janata Party was in power in the central government. If there was a problem, whether it was production or law and order, such as cross-border smuggling of drugs or weapons, I met with the prime minister or the federal minister, always made them listen, and the problem was resolved. .
“Even when the Akalis were in power, the then Congress government at the Center used to resolve issues amicably. Things have to be discussed between governments. That is the CM’s job. But they have no experience. They abuse the officers. Everyone is fed up with the functioning system of AAP,” Mann said, adding that he may not have been able to present a clear picture to the Center. Ta.
He expressed concern over radicals gaining a foothold in the state and said the election of Amritpal Singh and Sarabjit Singh Khalsa as MPs was a sign of misfortune for farmers and the people in general. He said it shows. “The people supported them to express their anger against the dispensation. In such situations, they take up arms or take to the streets. If their problems are not addressed as a priority, “No,” he said. But he added that the specter of Khalistan exists only in Canada, the United States, Italy or Germany… “where extremists currently live.”
Asked about the strained relations between India and Canada, Captain Amarinder said it was due to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s policy of polarizing the Sikh vote. “Prime Minister Trudeau has been stirring up anti-India issues, whether it’s Niger or Panun, for his own electoral benefit. A few years ago, Prime Minister Panun tried to stop me from going to the United States, but the Americans relented. “But Prime Minister Trudeau complied with his request. He wants to play this game and use it in the upcoming election next year.”
Why did the US put Panun at the center of its relationship with India?
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“Because our relationship with Canada takes precedence over India,” he added.
