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SAD asks Jakhar to start a Jan Andolan against CM for amending State APMC Act

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SAD asks Jakhar to start a Jan Andolan against CM for amending State APMC Act
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Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Wednesday asked the Pradesh Congress President Sunil Jakhar to do a ‘Jan Andolan’ against Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh who had amended the State APMC Act in 2017 to include all the provisions of the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce Ordinance 2020 which had been passed by the centre recently. It also challenged the PCC chief to resign his post if the next paddy crop was procured as per MSP in the State. publive-imageFormer Minister Dr Daljit Singh Cheema asked him to explain why he was hiding the fact that the Congress government had amended the State APMC Act in August 2017 to allow the creation of private yards, permission for e-trading and permission for direct marketing. He said this was not all.
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publive-image “The Congress government is also party to the passing of the Farming Produce Ordinance. It participated in the consultative process and also gave feedback to the centre that it had already amended the State APMC Act to enable implementation of the proposed Ordinance”. publive-image Daljit Cheema said Sunil Jakhar should spell out if the amendment of the State APMC Act by his government was right or wrong. “If he feels it was an anti-farmer step he should start his Jan Andolan from the chief minister’s residence in Chandigarh and force the government to take it back”. Shiromani Akali Dal | Daljit Singh Cheema | SAD Protest on Punjab Blue cards | Congress Also Read | Sukhbir Singh Badal asks CM why he is misleading farmers on Farming Produce and Trade Ordinance He also advised the Pradesh Congress President to look into the immediate problems being faced by the farmers of Punjab. “This includes the extra burden of Rs 2.70 per liter increase in State VAT on diesel which has come at a time when farmers are busy trying to sow their Kharif crops against all odds. Shouldn’t you be protesting against this and demand a rollback if you are really interested about the welfare of farmers?” Dr Cheema asked Jakhar. -PTC News-
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