Akali Dal escalates anti-Centre push; Will meet CMs Mamata & Uddhav over farm laws row

Senior Akali Dal leer Prem Singh Chandumajra has said that party is reaching out to political parties across nation who are in support of farmers against newly enacted laws." Just to make Central government realise about farmers' pain, we are reaching to all local and state-level parties to discuss issue," former MP said.

Akali Dal delegation to meet Uddhav and Mamata

Shiromani Akali Dal who recently walked out of NDA over agriculture laws will send one delegation to meet Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on December 6 whose party Shiv Sena was also a part of NDA until last year. A day before, Chandumajra will himself le a delegation to Kolkata to meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over issue. Sources said ar delegation of party will meet President Ram Nath Kovind as well to demand withdrawal of contentious laws. 

On Thursday, Akali Dal stalwart and former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Bal returned his Pma Vibhushan award in protest against Centre's new farm laws. Dissident Akali leer and Rajya Sabha member Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa also said he will return Pma Bhushan conferred on him last year. Earlier, some former Punjab sportsmen too have threatened to return ir awards.

Centre-Farmer talks fail to end standoff

Meanwhile, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh me an appeal to Union Home Minister Amit Shah and protesting farmers to find an early resolution to impasse, saying agitation was affecting Punjab's ecomy and nation's security.

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Marathon talks between government and agitating farmer unions on Thursday failed to end standoff over new farm laws as protestors refused to budge on ir demands and ar round of discussions will be held on December 5 in a bid to forge a resolution.

Enacted in September, laws have been projected by government as major reforms in agriculture sector that will remove middlemen and allow farmers to sell anywhere in country. However, protesting farmers have expressed apprehension that new laws would pave way for eliminating safety cushion of Minimum Support Price and scrap mandis, leaving m at mercy of big corporates. Centre has repeatedly asserted that se mechanisms will remain.

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