Monday 7 April 2025
When Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Proved to be in an Edgy Mood…….
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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann walked out of a meeting with leaders of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), on Monday-the 3rd March 2025, following a heated exchange over their demands, the farmers alleged. The meeting was called by the Punjab government and was intended to persuade farmer unions affiliated to the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) to call off their protest on March 5.
Farmer leaders expressed their disappointment, claiming the government had previously assured them of addressing 13 out of 17 key demands. These include the formation of a subcommittee for resolving agricultural concerns, a one-time settlement scheme for NABARD loans, waiver of electricity bills for motors installed on the Sirhind Feeder Canal from January 1, 2023, and resolving land lease issues by 2024-25.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann walked out of a meeting with leaders of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), following a heated exchange over their demands, the farmers alleged on Monday.
The meeting was called by the Punjab government and was intended to persuade farmer unions affiliated to the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) to call off their protest on March 5.
However, farmer leaders alleged that the Chief Minister dismissed their concerns and walked out of the meeting.
A farmer leader alleged that Bhagwant Mann got hyper during the meeting. “Do whatever you want on the 5th, protest if you must.” The Chief Minister told the farmers. The discussion had been cordial, and many issues were being discussed, but suddenly Mann became agitated and left the meeting midway.
Meanwhile, Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) Ekta Ugrahan President Joginder Singh Ugrahan said he never saw a Chief Minister behave this way.
Shortly after the meeting, Mann, in a tweet, appealed to all farmer leaders to understand that blocking roads, halting trains, or calling for a Punjab Bandh is not the solution to any problem. “These actions only cause inconvenience to common people. It also has a significant impact on the work and businesses of other sections of society, and we should keep that in mind as well,” Mann’s tweet read.
Reacting to the post, Congress leader Pargat Singh said no Chief Minister of Punjab has ever treated farmers like Bhagwant Mann has.
“This is just a conspiracy by the BJP to push its politics of polarization and defame the farmers! If Bhagwant Mann truly cared about the Punjab Bandh, he would have taken action against the BJP-led Haryana government, which has been blocking Punjabs borders for the past year!” Pargat Singh tweeted.
The protest planned on March 5, 2025 is aimed at putting pressure on the Punjab government to address the farmers’ concerns.
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