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Ready to quit or be dismissed rather than bow to injustice to farmers: Punjab CM

Ready to quit or be dismissed rather than bow to injustice to farmers: Punjab CM

Chandigarh, Oct 20 (UNI) Asserting that he was prepared to resign or be dismissed rather than bow to injustice towards Punjab’s farmers, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday warned of possible disruption of the state’s peace and threat to national security as a result of the Farm Laws, pointing out that nobody can tolerate religious hurt and attack on livelihood.

“I am not afraid of resigning. I am not afraid of my government being dismissed. But I will not let the farmers suffer or be ruined,” said the Chief Minister, pointing out that he had chosen to quit at the time of Operation Blue Star instead of accepting or endorsing the assault on Sikh ethos.

Cautioning the Centre against allowing the situation to get out of hand, Captain Amarinder said if the Farm Laws are not revoked, angry youth can come out on the streets to join the farmers, leading to chaos. The way things are going on at present, the situation has the potential to disturb the peaceful atmosphere, he warned, observing out that this is what had happened in the 80s and 90s. Both China and Pakistan will collude and try to take advantage of any disruption of the state’s peace, which would pose a serious threat to national security, he added.

The Chief Minister said he was uneasy and upset over the situation and wanted to understand the Centre’s decision to cause such suffering to the farmers amid the Covid crisis. Even as he reiterated his full support to the agitating farmers, who he said were left with no option but to fight to save themselves and their families, he appealed to them to help out the state government by ending the Rail Roko and blockades and allow movement of essential commodities.
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