Breach in Akali-BJP relations; lone Akali minister resigned in protest
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Shiromani Akali Dal member parliament from Bathinda and Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Thursday resigned from the Cabinet in protest against farm sector related Bills.
As expected and declared by SAD party president and husband of Harsimrat Kaur badal said “Shiromani Akali Dal member and Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal will resign from government in protest against farm Bills earlier said in Lok Sabha as the Modi government tabled two more farm-sector related Bills in the lower house amid widespread protests by farmers.
Later she tweeted “I have resigned from Union Cabinet in protest against anti-farmer ordinances and legislation. Proud to stand with farmers as their daughter & sister.”
I have resigned from Union Cabinet in protest against anti-farmer ordinances and legislation. Proud to stand with farmers as their daughter & sister.
— Harsimrat Kaur Badal (@HarsimratBadal_) September 17, 2020
Shiromani Akali Dal, an ally of the BJP and NDA partner, had protested against the first of three such Bills on September 15 as well. While making the announcement in the Lok Sabha, her husband and SAD President Sukhbir Singh Badal said that “the Akalis will continue to support the government and BJP but will oppose the “anti-farmer politics”.
Breach in Akali-BJP relations; lone Akali minister resigned in protest. The bills — which the BJP claims is big ticket reform in the agri sector — have hugely upset the farmers of Punjab and Haryana, who have been holding protests for weeks.
Shiromani Akali Dal, an alliance of BJP had appealed to the Centre to hold off the bills till the concerns of the farmers are addressed.But with the BJP deciding to push through the bills, the Akalis decided to withdraw support and vote against the bills in parliament today.
September,17,2020
