Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, October 14-
The AAP vehemently attacked the BJP regarding the issues faced by farmers in the purchase of paddy. AAP leader and senior spokesperson Pawan Kumar Tinu stated that the central government has deliberately not cleared the warehouses to defame Punjab's AAP government.
Pawan Tinu questioned Central Minister Prahlad Joshi, saying that it is not the first time grains have come to the markets in Punjab; why hasn’t the central government cleared the space yet? He added that the BJP wants to create chaos in Punjab and trouble farmers and the common people.
He emphasized that the central government is responsible for the purchase and lifting of wheat and paddy. The Punjab government has been continuously writing letters to the FCI and the central government. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann himself wrote to the central minister, but there was a deliberate delay.
Tinu stated that the central government should understand that Punjab has always filled the country's food stock and fed the entire nation. Due to Punjab's farmers, the country has not faced a grain shortage for about six decades. Our farmers have depleted their water resources for this, yet the central government is discriminating against Punjab.