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Bikram Singh Majithia held the Chief Minister responsible for the death of farmer Shubkaran

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At the same time, Majithia also demanded that the AAP government should pass the bill in the upcoming session of the Vidhan Sabha and all the crops in Punjab should be MSP by the state government. (Photo:Facebook/Bikram Singh Majithia)

AAP and Shiromani Akali Dal are facing each other on the issue of farmers in Punjab. Bikram Singh Majithia held Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann directly responsible for the death of farmer Shubkaran Singh and demanded his resignation.

At the same time, the Finance Minister of the AAP government, Harpal Singh Cheema, has countered this. He said that the entire Punjab knows how anti-farmer the Shiromani Akali Dal is. He said that when the three black laws came, the only cabinet minister of the Shiromani Akali Dal, Biba Harsimrat Kaur Badalji, sat in the cabinet and sealed those three black laws.

At the same time, Majithia also demanded that the AAP government should pass the bill in the upcoming session of the Vidhan Sabha and all the crops in Punjab should be MSP by the state government.

Announce to buy on He said that AAP had made such an announcement before taking charge of the state and now this promise should be fulfilled.

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