Chandigarh: In what might pave the way in which for a contemporary confrontation with the farmers protesting towards the contentious farm legal guidelines, the Centre has written to Captain Amarinder Singh-led authorities demanding motion on the findings of an investigation performed by the Border Security Force (BSF) crew that migrant bonded labourers from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh had been being employed within the farms of Punjab and administered medicine to extract lengthy hours of labor.
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in a letter despatched to Punjab Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan and Director General of Police (DGP) Dinkar Gupta stated the BSF personnel apprehended 58 such labourers from the state’s border districts.
Directing the state authorities “to look into the matter and take appropriate measures to address this serious problem”, the MHA within the letter despatched on March 17 additionally requested that it’s knowledgeable on precedence with regard to the motion taken within the matter.
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The Centre’s letter, nonetheless, drew sharp flak from the NDA’s former ally Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU).
Former SAD MP Professor Prem Singh Chandumajra whereas reacting to the identical stated “such letters from the Home Ministry will also send a wrong signal across the country and create an atmosphere of confrontation”.
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Jagmohan Singh, the overall secretary of BKU (Dakaunda), hit out on the ruling dispensation on the Centre alleging it was trying to malign the farmers’ picture.
Questioning the timing of the letter, he accused the Centre of “playing yet another communal card” and urged the MHA to withdraw the letter.
