AAP seeks adequate compensation for farmers after heavy rains

Aam Aadmi Party today demanded adequate compensation for Punjab farmers after unusual rains accompanied by strong winds caused damage to multiple crops in the state.
"As per the reports, wheat, mustard and citrus fruit crop all over the state have reportedly been damaged because of rain, hailstorms, thunder squalls and high velocity winds in the last few days," said AAP Punjab Convener, Suchha Singh Chhotepur said.
He said the untimely rains have also caused damage to the kinnow crop in Abohar and Fazilka belt as well as to sunflower, Moong (pulse) and maize crops in some parts of Punjab.
"Under such circumstances Akali-BJP led Punjab government must compensate Punjab farmers as soon as possible so the farmers of state could be prevented from taking extreme steps," Chhotepur said.

He added that Punjab farmers have not yet recovered from the losses they incurred because of the cotton crop failure due to the white fly attack.
Hence, it is extremely important for the state government to immediately get the losses assessed by the revenue and agriculture departments so that farmers could be monetarily compensated without delay, Chhotepur said.

Delhi MLA Jarnail Singh said Akalis and congress both are
misleading people on the demolition of 'piao' outside Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib in Delhi.
"I dare Sukhbir Badal to ask his wife and cabinet minister in Modi government to resign if the Akalis were actually hurt by the demolition of the piao", said Jarnail Singh.

"The AAP government on the other hand will build a memorial at the site of the Piao and will also not allow anyone to demolish Bhai Mati Dass chowk.
Sukhbir Badal has become completely an 'Amli' (a drug addict) and has lost sense of understanding of right or wrong", said the Delhi MLA.
Jarnail also compared Sukhbir Badal with congress leaders Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar. "Sukhbir is no less than Tytler and Sajjan who were prime accused in the 1984 Sikh genocide", he added.
AAP, Convenor, Punjab, Sucha Singh Chhotepur said Akalis and Congress are deliberately trying to rake issues pertaining to SYL and Piao to mislead the people because they know they have got nothing positive to offer to the people of Punjab.

Piao was demolished by the incompetence of BJP controlled MCD government.
Besides the DSGMC did not follow up the case properly in the high court which led to the demolition of the piao.
"Even Bargari incident of sacrilege was deliberately created by the Akalis where sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib had occurred last year, to divert the attention of the people from other burning issues and SAD-BJP Govt's failure", said Chhotepur.
Chhotepur lambasted Sukhbir Badal for comparing operation bluestar with the demolition of Piao at Delhi. "This shows Sukhbir has no understanding of operation bluestar which was such a huge tragic incident for the Sikhs where hundreds of Sikhs died. In fact the Behbal kalan incident in which Sukhbir Badal ordered firing should be termed as mini bluestar", said Chhotepur.