CM Atishi Slams BJP Over Farmers’ Issues; Accuses Them Of ‘Lies’

In a fierce response to Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s accusations, Delhi CM Atishi launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday, condemning their handling of farmers’ issues.

As per a statement issued from the Chief Minister’s office, Delhi CM stated that the condition of farmers in India has never been as dire as it has been under BJP rule.

In her statement, CM Atishi asserted, “BJP talking about farmers is like Dawood preaching on non-violence. The condition of farmers has never been as bad as it was during BJP’s rule. Farmers in Punjab are on hunger strike, tell Modi ji to talk to them. Stop doing politics on farmers’ issues. Bullets and lathis were fired on farmers during BJP rule.”

AAP MP Sanjay Singh’s Counterattack Against BJP

In response, AAP MP Sanjay Singh criticized Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan for ‘spreading falsehoods’ and making ‘absurd claims’.

“The state president of the ‘Bharatiya Jhootha Party’ and his Union Agriculture Minister have tried to spread some more lies since morning. We will not let any Purvanchali votes be cut, and BJP leaders, from national to state levels, must listen. When we have exposed you, you are making ridiculous allegations,” Singh noted in a press conference.

He further added, “BJP leaders applied to get the votes of our Purvanchalis brothers cut by calling them Bangladeshis and Rohingyas. In Shahdara, Tughlakabad, Palam, Rajouri Garden, Harinagar, Karawal Nagar, every BJP person applied to get the votes of hundreds of thousands of people cut.”

Sanjay Singh also blasted the BJP as ‘the biggest traitor party’ of farmers since independence.

“BJP is such a shameless party that it is still talking about farmers. The party due to which MSP was not implemented, due to which even today a farmer is on hunger strike, today a farmer of Maharashtra is also forced to commit suicide. They are talking about farmers. BJP is the biggest traitor party of farmers since independence. When I raised my voice in Parliament against the three agricultural laws, I was suspended. In Parliament, I and Bhagwant Mann raised slogans against the Prime Minister. Arvind Kejriwal, as Chief Minister, gave the highest compensation for crop loss,” said the AAP MP.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s Letter To Delhi CM Atishi

Earlier, Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan wrote to Chief Minister Atishi. He accused the Delhi government of blocking Central welfare schemes for farmers. Shivraj Singh Chouhan called the AAP government’s policies ‘anti-agriculture’ and ‘anti-farmer’.

The Union Minister added that he had previously raised concerns about Delhi’s farmers, but the Delhi government failed to ‘address these issues’.

In his letter dated 1 January, Chouhan wrote, “I am writing this letter to you with great sorrow. You have never taken appropriate decisions in the interest of farmers in Delhi. The farmer-friendly schemes of the Central Government have also been prevented from being implemented in Delhi by your government. There is no sympathy for the farmers in your government.”

“Today, the farmer brothers and sisters of Delhi are upset and worried. Due to the non-implementation of many farmer welfare schemes of the Center by the Delhi Government, the farmer brothers and sisters are being deprived of the benefits of these schemes. I had earlier also written a letter to you and informed you about the problems of the farmers of Delhi. It is a matter of concern that your government has not resolved these problems,” it further added.

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