(Manisha Mahar, Intern Journalist); Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur will resign as minister in the Badal government in protest against the farmer’s bill. SAD leader Sukhbir Singh Badal made this announcement in the Lok Sabha. He said that the party leader and Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal will resign from the Modi government of the Center in protest against the agricultural bills brought in Parliament.
Participating in the discussion on the Agricultural Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill-2020 and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Price Assurance Agreement and the Agreements Bill-2020 on Agricultural Services, Sukhbir Badal said, “Shiromani Akali Dal is Farmers Party and she opposes these agricultural bills.
During the discussion in the lower house, she dismissed the Congress allegations, saying, “The Shiromani Akali Dal never took a U-turn.” Badal said, “We are allies of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). We told the government the sentiment of farmers. We raised this topic on every platform. We tried to allay the fears of the farmers, but this did not happen. “
Significantly, Union Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal is the only representative of the Akali Dal in the Modi government. The Akali Dal is the oldest ally of the BJP.