In a bid to reach out to the farming community of Punjab, Aam Aadmi Party has come out with ‘Sadi Mehnat Sada Hak’ campaign to support farmers & labourers during the wheat procurement season.
Announcing the launch of the campaign, AAP Kisan & labour Wing head, Capt Gurbinder Singh Kang said that AAP volunteers would camp in all major Mandis of the State during the procurement season.
Accompanying General Sectary Ahbaab Singh Grewal and Senior Vice President Karanveer Singh Tiwana of the wing, Capt. Kang said that AAP volunteers will set up help desks in the Mandis to support farmers & laborers throughout the process.
“AAP volunteers will ensure that farmers are given timely services and are not paid less than the declared MSP, as had been the case during the paddy procurement season when farmers were forced to sell their crops at a low price whereas towards the end of the season middlemen made huge profits at the expense of poor farmers.” Capt Kang added. AAP volunteers would provide helpline numbers for all mandis individually. All Kisan and labour office bearers from Zone In-charges to Sector and Circle level volunteers had been given specific areas of responsibility said Capt Kang.
The volunteers have been asked to help farmers wherever required and have been given special training for this purpose. “In this time of overall distress in the agricultural sector, AAP will spare no efforts to stand with the farmers who are victims of government apathy and are left at the mercy of unscrupulous elements during this period.” Capt Kang said.