The central government's letter to the laborers of UP-Bihar has created a ruckus in Punjab
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A letter from the Central Government has warmed up the politics of Punjab. This letter is about agricultural laborers working in Punjab. According to Aajtak's report Satender Chauhan, in the letter, it has been alleged that the farming landlords of Punjab have been accused of taking agricultural laborers coming from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar as drug-addicted bonded laborers. According to the report, in the letter, the central government has said that many laborers are paid a nominal salary and they are made to work for hours. According to the government, due to the habit of intoxication, these people are forced to live like bonded laborers.
Action taken by BSF
This whole matter is related to an action of the Border Security Force ie BSF. It is mentioned in the letter. In this, the central government has told that in this action, BSF rescued many laborers from the border districts of Punjab from the clutches of the zamindars. These include districts like Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Ferozepur and Fazilka. According to the Center, about 58 laborers were rescued from the clutches of the zamindars. BSF took this action during 2019 and 2020. what is hindu religion all about
It has been said in the letter that the zamindars of Punjab had kept these people as bonded laborers. Some of these laborers were being made addicted to drugs and were being made to work for hours by paying little money or free of cost. The Times of India quoted the letter as saying that BSF had met many laborers mentally ill and in a state of physical weakness.
In the letter, the central government has said that this case can also be related to human trafficking, in which laborers were brought from far off areas of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh on the pretext of getting work done and kept as bonded laborers here. After this, a demand has been made from the DGP and Chief Secretary of Punjab that they investigate this entire matter.
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Farmers Protest
A picture of the peasant movement. (Photo- PTI)
All the parties including the state government expressed strong objection
After the letter is exposed, all the political parties of the state have reacted strongly with the Punjab government. He has linked this to the ongoing peasant movement against the central agricultural laws. He has termed it as a conspiracy of the central government to malign the farmers of Punjab.
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Punjab Jail Minister Sukhjinder Randhawa said that there is no such thing as a bonded laborer in Punjab. He said that the central government should immediately withdraw its letter and should not discredit the farmers of Punjab in this way. At the same time, the Aam Aadmi Party and the Akali Dal also called this letter a conspiracy of the central government. He said that the central government is on the back foot due to the farmers' movement, so by adopting such tactics daily, it is trying to discredit the farmer movement. Aam Aadmi Party leader Harpal Cheema said that there is a deep bond between farmers and farm laborers in Punjab and the peasant families of Punjab pay great respect to these laborers.
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On the other hand, Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal questioned the timing of this letter. what is hindu religion all about
He said that due to the farmers' agitation, this letter has been deliberately issued to discredit the farmers.
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