Capt’s letter to PM a drama: Chandumajra
Tribune News Service
Mohali, April 5
Senior SAD leader Prem Singh Chandumajra today termed Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh’s letter to Centre a “drama”.
Addressing a protest dharna against the “genocidal policies” of the Congress dispensation here today, SAD senior vice-president said it was clear from the “double standards” of the Chief Minister that the Punjab Government was speaking the language of the Center.
He said the Chief Minister would not be able to get justice for the Punjab farmers with such letters to the Centre.
Punjab CM to Modi
In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh sought a meeting to apprise him about the concerns of various stakeholders about changing the existing payment system “before the situation gets out of hand”. He sought continuance of the existing system of payment to farmers till a consensus can be evolved on the issue of Direct Benefit Transfer.
Just as the Union Government is trying to teach a lesson to Punjab by directly robbing the state of its jurisdiction, Capt Amarinder Singh is taking the side of the Centre instead of taking a hard line against them, Chandumajra claimed.
SAD leader said the Punjab Government should fight a legal battle instead of begging from the Centre
The state government should fight face to face with the Centre for the constitutional rights of Punjab, he insisted.
Amarinder Singh had on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking continuance of the existing system of payment to farmers till a consensus could be evolved on the issue of Direct Benefit Transfer.
On the issue of increasing power tariff, Chandumajra said power rates in the country were very low as compared to Punjab.
He alleged that Capt Amarinder Singh was collecting crores of rupees from the people for filling the pockets of private thermal plant owners.
The SAD leader accused the Amarinder government of imposing an additional burden of Rs 800 crore on the people of the state for not fighting the coal smuggling case properly.
He also said due to poor performance of Amarinder government, thousands of Dalit students had been deprived of education in absence of scholarships.
