CM Amarinder Singh accuses SAD of colluding with BJP to 'sabotage' fight against farm laws

After Shiromani Akali Dal (S) took an 'u-turn' and rejected Punjab government's bills which counter Centre's farm laws, Punjab CM Amarinder Singh attacked party and claimed that y are in cahoots with BJP. While speaking about  farm laws, he accused Sukhbir Singh Bal of 'brazen lies and petty political games'. Amarinder Singh furr accused S leer of 'compromising interests of farmers' and 'promoting Centre's anti-farmer nda'.

Taking to Twitter, Punjab CM asked Sukhbir Singh Bal if he is okay as party 'indulged in a whole lot of drama' in connection with farm laws. 

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"Lack of moral scruples"

Punjab CM Capt Amarinder Singh criticised S for supporting 'Centre’s malicious Farm Ordinances' and n calling it anti-farmer and quitting NDA. He also called out party for openly voting for State government's amendment bills and n rejecting m. Amarinder Singh furr accused S of forming an alliance with BJP and claimed that Harsimrat Kaur's resignation from Union Cabinet and S's quitting NDA was just a farce to fool 'farmers and sabot ir fight against centre's farm laws'.

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"In rejecting State's amendment bills, which his party h backed in Vidhan Sabha, Sukhbir h t just exposed his lack of moral scruples but h also echoed recent statements of various Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leers," CM Amarinder Singh said.

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Amarinder Singh furr ded, "First you actively and wholeheartedly supported Centre's malicious farm ordinances, n quit NDA calling ir bills anti-farmer, n indulged in a whole lot of political drama through protest rallies and yatras across State in purported support of farmers, n openly voted for State government's amendment bills, and are w rejecting same."

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Questioning S chief Sukhbir Singh Bal and party's political interest, Punjab CM said, "After all this, do you really expect farmers to believe in sincerity of your trumped-up claims of caring about farmers' interests?"

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S chief accuses Amarinder Singh of 'fraud'

On Friday, S chief Sukhbir Singh Bal accused CM Amarinder Singh of 'fraud' while ding that he was trying to 'misle' people. He also alleged that Punjab CM was colluding with Centre and 'playing a hoax on farmers of Punjab'. He also accused Amarinder Singh of passing farm bills in State assembly while calling his conduct 'shameful'. 

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"It was shameful that even after Amarinder Singh's fraud h been discovered and it h been proved that he h colluded with Centre simply to get 'rail roko' agitation of farmer organisations lifted, he was trying to misle Punjabis by trying to shift blame of his own failures on ors," said S Chief in an official release issued by party.

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Farm Laws

Farm bills, which was passed by Parliament, came into effect from September 27 onwards after receiving assent of President Ram Nath Kovind. three laws are -  Farmers Produce Tre and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Service Act, 2020 and Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020. re have been country-wide protests against farm laws since y were passed by Parliament. 

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(With inputs from ANI)