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Former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh has hailed the successful completion of a farmers’ agitation at Delhi’s borders against three contentious agriculture laws of the Centre as they headed back home after 380 days. He hailed the culmination of the farmers’ agitation of tapp, tyaag and tapasya.
“It was their discipline, dedication, determination and perseverance that saw the movement reaching its logical conclusion with the government of India eventually repealing these laws,” Singh said in a statement while congratulating and welcoming thousands of farmers back home in Punjab.
He also hoped that the Punjab government would fulfil all the commitments made to the farmers in the Congress party’s poll manifesto.
“I have already fulfilled most of these promises and the onus is now on the incumbent government to fulfil the pending commitments before the election code of conduct comes into force,” the former chief minister said.
The Punjab Assembly polls are due early next year.
Singh, who has floated his own political party to contest the upcoming polls after his unceremonious exit as the chief minister, was succeeded by Charanjit Singh Channi.
Expressing satisfaction over the resolution of the farmers’ issue, Singh recalled how a year ago, he personally got himself involved with the movement and encouraged the farmers to take their protest to Delhi.
“I am happy that our purpose has been served and the laws have been repealed to the satisfaction of our farming community,” he said.
The former chief minister said he was on course to fulfil all the pending demands of the farmers, but ‘unfortunately, first because of COVID-19 and then due to my replacement, some demands still remain unfulfilled, which the new government must fulfil now.’
