Punjab Government must intervene on Dallewal’s health issue: Haryana Agriculture Minister

Chandigarh – Haryana Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shyam Singh Rana has said that Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann should follow his Haryana counterpart and promptly resolve the issues of protesting farmers.

 “Since the Haryana Chief Minister is providing Minimum Support Price (MSP) on all crops, the Punjab Government should also follow Haryana Government’s policy in interest of Punjab’s farmers,” the Agriculture Minister said. 

The minister also expressed concerns over the deteriorating health of agitating farmer leader Sh. Jagjit Singh Dallewal. He said the Punjab Government should take care of Dallewal’s health and efforts should be made so that he could end his hunger strike.  On the farmers’ call to resume Delhi march on December 18, the minister said Punjab and Haryana are the biggest producers of foodgrains for the central pool and farmers of both the states were getting the benefit of MSP. He said the Punjab Government should also ensure that all farmers of Punjab could sell their produce on MSP like they do in Haryana.

The Punjab Chief Minister should play his role and come forward to talk to the farmers so that they could return to their homes. The minister said the Supreme Court had already formed a committee of experts to resolve this issue but the farmer leaders did not attend the meeting with the committee appointed on this matter.