Punjab unit of Bharatiya Janata Party has alleged that the Congress was once again playing ‘dirty communal politics’, it is known for, in the name of raising issue of Sikh farmers in Gujarat.
Congress was once again hatching conspiracy to fan communal feelings in the name of raising issue of Sikh farmers of Punjab and Haryana in Gujarat by hiding the real facts and figures behind it, said the national spokesperson of BJP Kisan Morcha Vineet Joshi.
“Since it was the former Congress Chief Minister Ghanshayam Bhai Ojha in Gujarat, who introduced the clause in 1973 that has rendered Sikh farmers non-agriculturist in Gujarat, Punjab Congress definitely owes an explanatory statement to the nation — people of Punjab and Haryana in particular,” Joshi said.
Joshi added that the issue was not only of the farmers of Haryana and Punjab in Gujarat, albeit of all farmers who are not from Gujarat state.
“Instead of taking up cases of all affected farmers, Congress is raising the issue of Sikh farmers from Punjab and Haryana only. Sadly enough, Punjab Congress is ill-equipped in the terms of information and does not have enough ammunition left to keep itself thriving. Jumping on the controversy bandwagon, Punjab Congress has started this malicious campaign without doing its homework,” Joshi added. “According to 2001 census survey 45,875 Sikhs are living peacefully and harmoniously in Gujarat. It is high time Congress should find some real issues to talk on,” he said.