Taking to twitter the Punjab Chief Minister’s office announced that the Punjab government is exploring all options, including possible amendments to state law to protect farmers’ interests.
Captain Amarinder Singh termed Presidential assent to Farm Bills as ‘unfortunate and distressing’.
On Sunday, 27 September, Singh said that all farmer organisations and other stakeholders would be taken into confidence before taking any decision on the way forward.
He further added that the state government was committed to the procurement of every single grain of the farmers without compromising on the pricing. Punjab government was already in consultation with legal and agricultural experts, and all those impacted by the Central government’s “calamitous” legislations, to decide on the future course of action, he said.
Amarinder Singh also reacted strongly…