He further said that the event was not the right time and platform to raise other demands (File)
New Delhi:
In a veiled attack on Shiromani Akali Dal leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, after attending the inauguration of AIIMS Bathinda on Sunday, said “seasoned politicians” are not allowed to inject their “political frustrations” like this. Temptation should be avoided. Of opportunities.
This comes after Shiromani Akali Dal leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal raised the issue of protesting farmers following the virtual inauguration of AIIMS Bathinda by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“At this ceremony, which I attended virtually, I heard a certain individual give a highly political speech. I don’t think this is an occasion like the dedication of a medical facility… They take the oath and they are completely humane They are committed to life and they are apolitical… See, the Prime Minister’s government is tackling those problems in a way that no government has done before,” Mr Puri told news agency ANI.
He further said that the event was not the right time and platform to raise other demands and called it “unfortunate”.
“The MSP has increased manifold with more coverage and more benefits to farmers and farmers are being paid every three months (under PM Kisan Samman Yojana). The reference to politics in today’s program was unfortunate. I thought that Experienced politicians should, he said, “resist the temptation to vent their political frustrations on occasions like this.”
This comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated five All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh), Rajkot (Gujarat), Mangalagiri (Andhra Pradesh), Bathinda (Punjab) and Kalyani (West Bengal). . Said that he has fulfilled the guarantee he had given to the people of Rae Bareli.
During the last round of talks, which ended at midnight on February 18, the panel of three Union ministers offered to buy five crops – moong dal, urad dal, arhar dal, maize and cotton – at MSP from farmers. years through central agencies.
However, the protesting farmers rejected the demand and returned to their protest sites.
SAD and BJP became alliance partners in 1996, but SAD, one of the BJP’s oldest allies, parted ways with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in 2020 due to a dispute over the Centre’s now-repealed farm laws.
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