Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu hoists Tricolour in Mohali

Mohali, August 16

Hoisting the national flag during a district-level Independence Day function, Punjab Health and Family Welfare and Labour Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu vowed to stand shoulder to shoulder with farmers against draconian anti-farmer laws forcibly imposed by the Union Government.

Addressing the ceremony held at Shaheed Major Harminderpal Singh (Shaurya Chakra) Government College, Phase 6, here, Sidhu said: “As per the Constitution of India, agriculture is the subject of the states, but the BJP-led Union Government has arbitrarily intervened in states’ rights by enacting these agri laws, thus creating an atmosphere of unrest and resentment across the country.”

Sidhu said despite the apathetic attitude of the Union Government, Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh-led state government was providing financial assistance to relatives of farmers of the state, who sacrificed their lives during the farmers’ agitation, besides giving jobs to one of their family members. — TNS