42 FARMERS ENDED LIFE IN CAPT’S 2MONTH RULE: BJP

Farmers, who are

already under severe debt, got further

demoralised. BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY

CHANDIGARH: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Punjab unit on Tuesday claimed that farmer suicides, unscheduled power cuts and Congress’ ‘goond a gardi’ have become the hallmark of the Captain Amarinder Singh government during its two-month rule.

Addressing a press conference here, former Punjab minister Madan Mohan Mittal, state BJP vice-president Harjit Singh Grewal, state general secretary Manjit Singh Rai and state secretary Vineet Joshi said Punjab has witnessed a mess under the Congress regime.

“There has been a shocking increase in farmer suicides in Captain Amarinder’s second month of rule. In the first month from March 16 to April 15, 16 farmers committed suicide, but in the second month (April 16 to May 15), 26 farmers committed suicide,” they alleged while displaying newspaper clippings about the suicides. “All this is happening due to Punjab chief minister’s failure to fulfil pre-poll promise of waiving farmer loan in the very first cabinet meeting, as promised,” they said. The BJP leaders said farmers, who are already under severe debt, got further depressed, demoralised, dejected and felt

cheated,in suicide hence incidents. leading Theyto a spate said, “After so many years, Punjab is witnessing unscheduled power cuts ranging from 5 hours to 22 hours on daily basis.”