Farmer leader Gurnam Chaduni floats party to fight Punjab polls bats for opium farming
Chandigarh Dec 18 PTI Farmer leader Gurnam Singh Chaduni on Saturday floated his political party to contest the Punjab Assembly polls next year and batted for opium farming in the state The farmer leader told reporters here that their aim is to purify politics and bring good people forward Chaduni was a member of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha SKM an umbrella body of 40 farm unions that led an over a year-long farmers agitation against the Centres three agriculture laws which have now been repealed We are launching the Sanyukt Sangharsh Party he told the media here adding that it will contest the Punjab Assembly polls Our objective will be to purify politics and bring good people forward said Chaduni who is also the president of the Haryana Bhartiya Kisan Union Replying to a query Chaduni said he will not contest the polls in Punjab On entering into an alliance with any party he said there is no decision yet in this regard but his party will try to contest all 117 Assembly seats in the state He stressed on bringing changes in the farming sector in the state for creating more employment opportunities and sowing crops like flowers that have demand in the international market He also batted for opium farming in Punjab If opium farming is allowed Punjab can progress a lot he said On the occasion he slammed political leaders saying they frame policies in favour of capitalists while ignoring interests of the poor Politics is responsible for the capturing of the country by capitalists and also for making it difficult for a common man to fulfil his basic needs the farmer leader asserted He said there is a need to bring a change and to oust those people who are looting the country The Sanyukt Sangharsh Party will be a secular one he said adding that it will work for the welfare of all sections of society Farming business starting from sowing till the produce reaches consumers should be in farmers hands he said PTI CHS VSD RDK RDK
Chandigarh Dec 18 PTI Farmer leader Gurnam Singh Chaduni on Saturday floated his political party to contest the Punjab Assembly polls next year and batted for opium farming in the state The farmer leader told reporters here that their aim is to purify politics and bring good people forward Chaduni was a member of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha SKM an umbrella body of 40 farm unions that led an over a year-long farmers agitation against the Centres three agriculture laws which have now been repealed We are launching the Sanyukt Sangharsh Party he told the media here adding that it will contest the Punjab Assembly polls Our objective will be to purify politics and bring good people forward said Chaduni who is also the president of the Haryana Bhartiya Kisan Union Replying to a query Chaduni said he will not contest the polls in Punjab On entering into an alliance with any party he said there is no decision yet in this regard but his party will try to contest all 117 Assembly seats in the state He stressed on bringing changes in the farming sector in the state for creating more employment opportunities and sowing crops like flowers that have demand in the international market He also batted for opium farming in Punjab If opium farming is allowed Punjab can progress a lot he said On the occasion he slammed political leaders saying they frame policies in favour of capitalists while ignoring interests of the poor Politics is responsible for the capturing of the country by capitalists and also for making it difficult for a common man to fulfil his basic needs the farmer leader asserted He said there is a need to bring a change and to oust those people who are looting the country The Sanyukt Sangharsh Party will be a secular one he said adding that it will work for the welfare of all sections of society Farming business starting from sowing till the produce reaches consumers should be in farmers hands he said PTI CHS VSD RDK RDK
