Agricultural bill mere eyewash: Capt
Wednesday, 09/11/2016
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CHANDIGARH: Punjab Congress chief Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday dismissed deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal’s claim of having resolved issues related to farmer loans from commission agents under the Punjab Settlement of Agricultural Indebtedness Bill, 2016, calling it eyewash.
The Bill would not bring any relief to the debt-ridden farmers, said Amarinder, terming Sukhbir’s claim misleading and aimed at fooling the farmers. “Both the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) were resorting to gimmicks in a bid to woo the farmers ahead of the assembly polls,” he said.
The Bill was only targeted at resolving disputes between farmers and money lenders and not designed to provide relief to the farmers.
