Punjab assembly passes resolution against Centre’s draft agri marketing policy

Concluding the debate on the resolution on the last day of the two-day assembly session, Punjab agriculture and farmers welfare minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian reaffirmed Punjab’s strong opposition to the draft.

Chief minister Bhagwant Mann said that the state government had already rejected the proposal outright through a written reply to the Union government, calling it detrimental to Punjab’s interests.

Mann criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for failing to announce the minimum support price (MSP) promised to farmers. He accused the Centre of treating Punjab unfairly due to the state’s leading role in the farmers’ protest that forced the withdrawal of the farm laws. He argued that the Union government’s reluctance to ensure MSP stems from its resentment toward Punjab’s resistance.