PM Modi will give you a red carpet welcome at his home: Congress turncoat Ravneet Singh Bittu to farmers

Notably, BJP candidates Preneet Kaur from Patiala, Hans Raj Hans from Faridkot and Taranjit Singh Sandhu from Amritsar have been facing regular protests from farmer unions during campaigning in their constituencies. On Monday, Hans Raj Hans faced protests from BKU (Ugrahan) members in the Rampura Phul area while Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Sunday faced protests from Kisan Mazdoor Morcha members in Amritsar. Bittu is yet to visit rural areas in his parliamentary constituency.

Talking about protests against BJP leaders, Bittu said, “Everyone has the right to protest but I must tell my farmers that the Prime Minister and the Home Minister are worried about Punjab farmers, and they want to resolve their problems on priority. I must get a meeting between the farmers and the Prime Minister arranged after the elections.”

During a roadshow in Faridkot on April 3, Hans faced disruptions by farmer unions at three different locations. Even AAP workers also raised slogans against him in Faridkot the same day.

As farmers displayed posters banning the entry of BJP leaders in their villages, Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar said, “In a democracy, everyone has the right to protest…farmers too have the right to protest, but we too have a right to campaign. They (farmers) can set up their stage and air their opinions. They are our brothers and sisters, and hence we are reaching out to them to explain what the Union government has done for them.”

‘Badals misguided Centre on farm laws, then changed its tune’

Bittu, meanwhile, attacked the Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) for “not only supporting three controversial farm laws initially passed by the Centre in 2020 but also misguiding the Union government by giving them totally false and fabricated feedback on the Bills”.

“At that time, the SAD (B) was the bigger partner in Punjab and the BJP was smaller. The BJP had to trust the feedback given by the SAD on various local issues. The Badals backstabbed farmers for their political existence. The Akali leadership when the Bills were made and passed in parliament, was responsible for giving positive feedback about the Bills but made a U-Turn for political reasons,” Bittu said. He said that SAD changed its tune only after their stand backfired.

Bittu added, “When Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Sukhbir Singh Badal saw growing anger in the rural Punjab against the so-called agriculture Bills, then they starting opposing it.”