Manpreet Badal cornered over farmers’ issues

Former Finance Minister and BJP candidate for the Gidderbaha Assembly bypoll Manpreet Singh Badal today ended midway his conversation with a farmer leader at Dhulkot village here and left in his SUV without answering some of his queries.

Manpreet had gone to the village in the morning for election campaign where BKU (Ekta-Ugrahan) activist Bittu Mallan stopped him and asked a few questions.

Though Manpreet started answering Mallan’s queries and listed some pro-farmer works done by him during his tenure as an MLA from Gidderbaha, he rushed towards his SUV and left when confronted with questions on farmer Shubhkaran who died during the farm protest, and the unlifted paddy lying in the grain markets.

For the past few days, farmers have been lodging protests against BJP leaders. They recently tried to gherao Manpreet’s wife Vinu Badal too. They held a protest outside Manpreet’s office and one near the meeting venue of BJP’s state incharge and former CM of Gujarat Vijay Rupani in Gidderbaha town.