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M questioned that the case of protest is with the Central Government. The roads were completely closed … Punjab was suffering losses due to protest and we had to open boundaries. If the demand is from the center, then why is the people of Punjab facing problems?
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Saturday that he supports the peasant movement and he would personally take the farmers for a negotiation with the Center. Speaking at the TV 9 Summit, the CM of Punjab also said that protesting is the democratic right of farmers. CM said, “I fully support the protests of farmers on Shambhu and Khannauri border. Fighting for their rights is everyone’s democratic rights. I will take the farmers personally in a meeting with the Center on 4 May … We have come with love with them … So far no lathi or water splash has been done on them.”
He further said that the central government is opposing the farmers and the boundaries of Punjab have been reopened due to the loss. The CM questioned that the case of protest is with the Central Government. The roads were completely closed … Punjab was suffering losses due to protest and we had to open boundaries. If the demand is from the center, then why is the people of Punjab facing problems? The Punjab government on Friday told the Supreme Court that it had removed the protesting farmers from Shambhu and Khanouri border near Haryana and farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who was on fast unto death, has also broken his fast.
Speaking on the steps taken to deal with the problem of drug addiction in the state, Mann said that Punjab has not taken any bulldozer action, but has waged a war against drug addiction in Punjab. CM said, “We have not yet taken any bulldozer action in Punjab. At the moment, we are only fighting war against the use of drugs. Our state is border and most of the drugs come from across the border. According to the law, according to the law, we can take action against buildings made with drugs money and demolish such people’s buildings.”
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