Punjab CM hits out at Sukhbir Badal over his 'fixed match' charge on farm laws

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday slammed SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal over his “fixed match” allegation, terming it as totally absurd, and accused Akalis of playing BJP's game to “ruin” state's farmers.

“Who am I playing a fixed match with?” asked Chief Minister.

After playing all those “fixed matches” with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on farm laws issue, Badal seemed to have become “so obsessed” with phrase that he had even forgotten that a fixed match cant be played solo, chief minister said.

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Badal had earlier accused CM of playing a “fixed match” by deliberately delaying bringing in legislation in Punjab Assembly to negate farm laws.

“If anyone is playing a fixed match, it is SAD, which continues to act at behest of BJP,” alleged CM in a statement here.

CM also derided Badal's remark that Akalis will compel his government to do anything, considering that, by ir own admission, y had “failed” to persuade ir own government at Centre t to bring in “anti-farmer” laws.

Badals have made a “laughing stock” of mselves and ir party with ir “senseless statements and outrously false claims” on issue of agricultural laws, he said.

He said SAD's own former ally, BJP, had already publicly declared that Akalis had fully supported legislations from day one.

“ Badals' lies and double standards had been totally exposed t just to Punjab and its farmers but to entire nation,” alleged Singh.

Pointing to SAD chief's remark that he (CM) had rejected Badal's suggestion on calling a special session for a state legislation to negate farm laws, Singh said re was question of accepting or rejecting a suggestion made after he himself had categorically anunced that he was exploring that option.

“In any case, who is Sukhbir [Singh Badal] to give a suggestion to state government after he openly refused to support us in rejecting farm ordinances during all-party meeting, and asked his MLAs to stay away from Vidhan Sabha session at which we passed a resolution against m," asked Chief Minister. 

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