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Former Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh on the repeal of the farm laws had this to say : “On Prakash Parv the government took the decision to repeal the three farm laws. The PM has apologised to the farmers. There can be nothing bigger than this. I’m thankful to the PM and Home Minister Amit Shah for this. Nobody can do anything more than this.
Great news! Thankful to PM @narendramodi ji for acceding to the demands of every punjabi & repealing the 3 black laws on the pious occasion of #GuruNanakJayanti. I am sure the central govt will continue to work in tandem for the development of Kisani! #NoFarmers_NoFood @AmitShah
— Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) November 19, 2021
Amarinder Singh told a news channel after the announcement by Modi about the Centre’s decision to take back the farm laws, that his party is ready to hold talks with the BJP on seat sharing for the forthcoming Assembly elections in Punjab.
He appealed to the protesting farmers to end their protest outside borders of the national capital and return to their native places.
“I had been saying this for three months. I had said that the farmers’ issue comes first, only then would we have seat adjustment with BJP.”
Capt Amarinder Singh when asked that farmers are still sitting on protest said, “Now, it’s a question of when will the House meet. It will meet on 29 November, 10 days from now. A bill will be brought and laws will be repealed. The matter will end there, so what’s the use of sitting now.
“Every region has its own agriculture. Laws like APMC Act were applicable only to Punjab and may be Haryana. It had no effect on other states. Punjab reacted more because it would have had more impact on the state. So, they repealed the laws. ”
