Farmers’ delegation from Gujarat calls on Badal

Chandigarh, September 3, 2012:  A 17-member delegation of Punjabi farmers from Bhuj and Kutch (Gujarat) led by Spokesperson of SAD Balwant Singh Ramoowalia called on the Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to seek his personal intervention for resolving the issue of their legitimate ownership right over the agriculture land being ploughed by  them over past 40 years.

Expressing the plight of more than thousand farmers, a member of the deputation Surinder Singh Bhullar informed the Chief Minister that Gujrat Government was uprooting these farmers with Punjab and Haryana origin  under the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands (Vidarbha Region) Act, which was totally unjust and unreasonable as these farmers had developed the barren land of Gujarat in to fertile one with their constant hard work and labour. Despite having all legal and revenue documents in their possession, now they were being denied from the legitimate ownership rights over the agricultural land, he further informed. 

Responding to issue raised by the delegation, Badal assured the members that he would take-up this matter with the Chief Minister of Gujarat Narender Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) high command for the early redrerssal of the issue. He said that SAD-BJP government was fully committed for the welfare of the farmers in general and especially the farmers belonging to Punjab and settled in other parts of the country.