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GURDASPUR, August 26: Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Capt Amarinder today promised to waive off the debt of farmers after the party forms government in the state in 2017. He made a passionate appeal to the farmers not to resort to desperate measures like suicide as it was matter of five months more when their loans will be waived off.
Addressing a massive Kisan Chetna dharna organised here today under the leadership of former PCC president and the chairman of the PCC committee on farmer’ issues, Partap Singh Bajwa, Capt Amarinder said that come what may he will ensure that the farmers’ loans were waived off and their land was not taken away.
The PCC president said, it was a tragedy that the same farmers who at one stage fed whole nation were now either dying themselves for food or were killing themselves in despair for inability to repay their loans. “We owe it to you as you have done your due and now it is our responsibility to bail you out”, he told the farmers amidst loud shouts of Bole So Nihal, Sat Sri Akal.
Referring to the complaint about the exorbitant electricity bills slapped on the poor consumers by the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited, he asked them not to pay these bills and promised to settle these after Congress forms the government. He said, the PSPCL was resorting to loot of poor consumers. He said, electricity was most expensive in Punjab.
Lashing out at the Badals and Majithia, Capt Amarinder said, while the Badals ruined the farming community forcing the farmers to resort to suicides, Majithia forced the synthetic drugs on youth thus destroying an entire generation. Responding to the announcement made by AICC Secretary in charge for Punjab Ms Asha Kumari that all such people will be jailed, the PCC president said, “not only shall I put them behind the bars, I will set them right as well by hanging them upside down”.
The former Chief Minister reiterated that not only will he cancel all the false FIRs against the Congress workers on the first day of taking over the government, he will also ensure that all those people responsible whether the Akali jathedars or the police officials will also be put behind the bars. “I will avenge each and every Congress worker’s persecution”, he asserted.
Speaking on the occasion, Partap Singh Bajwa, who had organised the dharna, said that the Congress party had decided to launch a sustained campaign for getting justice for the farmers with the theme, ‘kisana naal insaff karro, saara karza maaf karro’ (do justice with farmers, waive off their all loans).
Mr Bajwa reminded the Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the BJP’s manifesto promise to implement Swaminathan Commission report on agriculture. He also asked if the Modi government could waive off 1.14 lakh crores debt of its favourite industrialists, why cannot it waive off the loans of farmers which amount to 56 thousand crores only.
Addressing the dharna, Ms Asha Kumari exhorted upon the party workers to ensure that the Congress formed the government in the state. She said, the ten years of Akalis and the BJP had devastated Punjab. She also promised that after the Congress forms government in Punjab, she will give her thanksgiving speech in Punjabi.
Chairperson Congress Campaign Committee, Ms Ambika Soni lashed out at the Badals for ignoring Punjab and keeping everything within the family. She said, on the one hand there was a leader like Capt Amarinder who risked his Chief Ministership to save Punjab’s waters and on the other hand, there were Badals who were bothered about themselves only.
Former Chief Minister Ms Rajinder Kaur Bhattal reminded people how the Congress government led by Dr Manmohan Singh provided everything to Punjab as demanded by Mr Badal, while on the other hand BJP Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not even prepared to meet him. She urged people to strengthen the party under the leadership of Capt Amarinder.
Senior leaders including AICC secretary Ashwani Sekhri, PCC vice presidents Manpreet Singh Badal, Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Inderjeet Zira, PCC Mahila president Mamta Dutta and Fateh Jang Singh Bajwa also spoke on the occasion.
Prominent among those present included Raman Behal, Tarlochan Soond, Gurjeet Aujla, Major Amardeep Singh and others.
