Delhi Chief Minister on Wednesday slammed the Punjab Government, saying that CM Amarinder Singh had several chances to stop farm Bills as he was part of the committee but did not do anything to stop the “black laws” (farm Bills). The Chief Minister demanded the Centre to accept all the demands of the farmers and provide a legal guarantee of ‘Minimum Support Price (MSP)’.
Addressing the media, Kejriwal said that Punjab CM Captain Amrinder Singh should not indulge into dirty politics on farmers' protests against three farm bills passed by the Centre.
“The Punjab CM has made false allegations against him for implementing the three Farm bills in Delhi despite knowing that these three laws are passed by the Centre and it is not the prerogative of any state to implement or not implement these laws, since the laws are being signed by the President,” he said.
The Chief Minister said the Centre had a full-proof plan of putting the farmers into jails as soon as they reach Delhi, but our refusal to convert the nine stadiums in Delhi into jails has upset the Centre. He also pointed out that Captain Amrinder had many chances to stop the farm bills. "Why did Captain Singh not act against these bills being a member of the central government’s committee deliberating on these bills? We all have to decide - whether we are with the farmers, or whether we are with the people who are calling these farmers terrorists." said Kejriwal.
“I was put under a lot of pressure to convert these stadiums into jails. There are some moments in your life when you listen to your own conscience without caring about the results. I want to ask Captain Sahab... Are you under the pressure of these very same people because of which you are making these false allegations against me and talking on behalf of the BJP? Is this your friendship with the BJP or are you under pressure? I know that the reason may be your family is charged with cases and receiving notices from the ED," he added.
Kejriwal said "Today, the farmers are on the borders of Delhi, and their sons are fighting on the borders of the nation. A few days back, farmer Sardar Kulwant Singh Ji was protesting on the Delhi border, and he received the news that his 22-year-old son, Shaheed Sukhbir Singh, was martyred on the border of the nation. In between all of this, when some people call the farmers terrorists, anti-nationals, I cannot imagine what the soldiers on the border must be going through, whose parents are being called terrorists,” he said.