Punjab govt conspired with central govt to demolish protests, says farmer leader Sarvan Singh Pandher

BATHINDA: Hours after his release from Muktsar jail, farmer forum Kisan Mazdoor Morcha leader Sarvan Singh Pandher accused both central and Punjab govt of joining hands in demolishing the protest sites.
He accused the Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab govt of conspiring with the central govt to torpedo the protests while terming the central govt as acting like invader Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Punjab govt as acting like Zakaria Khan, known for the persecution of Sikhs.
Speaking to media persons at Bahadurgarh commando complex near Patiala, Pandher said that the Bhagwant Mann govt was speaking up that the farmer protests are against the central govt.
Then what happened on the evening of March 19 when the Punjab govt attacked the farmers as we were returning from a meeting with central and Punjab ministers? Whether he wanted to save central ministers or there was fear of the Enforcement Directorate, questioned Pandher, pointing towards the Punjab govt.
He continued, it seems the Bhagwant Mann govt conspired with MP Modi and HM Amit Shah in targeting farmers, and both govts were together in demolishing protest sites.
He said the morchas will continue in any shape, and the action plans given earlier, including protests at the residences of ministers and AAP MLAs on March 31, will be taken out as planned. First, it seems that the fight will be undertaken against Zakaria Khan.
Pandher stated earlier the orders used to come from Abdali; now they are coming from corporates and from Washington, which could never be in favour of farms and farming. We must fight it out, and for it, we seriously need unity between warring forums as we were for unity for a long time.
To a query about the state of jails, Pandher said that we saw in jail that drugs are freely available in Patiala jail, and the action plan of the Punjab govt named ‘Yudh Nashia Virudh’ seems fake, and even mobiles are being used.
We call upon chief minister Bhagwant Mann to accompany us in jail to see all this.