DW BUREAU / Chandigarh

Lashing out at Chief Minister for deliberately misleading Punjab's farmers over MSP all along, the Punjab BJP President Sunil Jakhar on Monday asked Bhagwant Mann to not run away from Vidhan Sabha every day by managing a fixed-match with Congress and have the courage to discuss issues and concerns raised by farmers at the floor of the House. On the occasion, state BJP President was accompanied by BJP MLA Ashwani Sharma, Jangi Lal Mahajan, several of former MLAs besides party cadre and workers.

"Vidhan Sabha is the most appropriate forum to resolve issues and I have come here today to remind Bhagwant Mann and his so-called opposition Congress of their? constitutional duty to convince the people of Punjab what benefit will they get even if MSP guarantee for all 23 crops is legalised," Jakhar said here while interacting with mediapersons outside Vidhan Sabha.

Directly blaming AAP and Congress for inciting innocent farmers by sending them to the border for protest which led to Shubhkaran's tragic death, Jakhar said does not the CM know that Punjab gets full MSP on every single grain of wheat and paddy produced by farmers and there is no other crop as remunerative like these two crops.

I ask Bhagwant Mann, LoP Partap Singh Bajwa and Raja Warring who are self-appointed advocates of our farmers to tell me which crop out of the remaining 21 crops they are willing to grow. You name that crop and I will get you the MSP guarantee on that from the centre, Jakhar said challenging these leaders to have the courage to tell the truth to farmers and not get youngsters like Shubhkaran killed for their own political ambitions.

Reiterating that Punjab is staring at a situation arising from rapidly depleting? ground water, Jakhar said CM must convince farmers to come back from the state border and let the trade of perishable fruits and vegetables including kinnows resume smoothly. How do we even believe industry will be attracted towards Punjab if we keep borders closed by inciting people, Jakhar asked CM reminding him of his visits to business companies seeking investment for Punjab.
(editor@dailyworld.in)