The Punjab Vidhan Sabha Committee, set as much as inquire into the atrocities on farmers in the course of the agitation in opposition to the three agricultural legal guidelines, met in Moga on Thursday and recorded the statements of some farmers.
Congress MLA Kuldeep Singh Vaid, who heads the panel, stated they met the aggrieved farmers, who had been both injured, confronted cruelty or had been allegedly tortured by the police throughout their agitation in opposition to the Centre’s three agriculture legal guidelines. was carried out. The assembly occurred in the remainder home.
speaking to Indian ExpressVaid stated that thus far he has visited Ludhiana and Moga districts and the following assembly is scheduled in Bathinda after which in Jalandhar. “We have recorded the statements of 23 farmers thus far, together with 9 in Moga right this moment. We are visiting districts as it’s troublesome for farmers to go to Chandigarh to report their statements. We are aiming to finish this work and tour complete Punjab within the subsequent 4 weeks.
He stated that not solely Punjab, however the committee can be able to report the statements of farmers from different states like Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and many others., who could have confronted atrocities throughout their protests at Delhi borders or different protest websites.
Other members of the panel embody Congress MLAs Fatehjung Singh Bajwa and Kulbir Singh Zeera (each weren’t current on the Moga assembly), AAP MLA Sarvjit Kaur Manuke and SAD MLA Harinderpal Singh Chandumajra.
The committee was constituted by Punjab Assembly Speaker Rana KP Singh, comprising MLAs from all events, to submit an in depth report on the atrocities on farmers in the course of the protests.
The committee stated that it might go to each space of ​​Punjab and meet the atrocities victims of Delhi and Haryana Police. The committee assured justice to the victims and stated it might spotlight each atrocity earlier than the meeting within the report.
He stated that anybody who desires to report their assertion can name on 97791-11022 and 80544-95901. The subsequent assembly will probably be held on June 10 at Circuit House, Bathinda.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
