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Senior leader of Punjab Congress Pratap Singh Bajwa attacked the AAP government calling it regrettable. (Photo: Facebook/Partap Singh Bajwa)

Controversy has heated up with the Punjab government allowing corporate silos to purchase wheat in 9 districts of the state this season.

Senior leader of Punjab Congress Pratap Singh Bajwa attacked the AAP government calling it regrettable. He said that the farmers of Punjab had protested against this for a year and now the AAP government of the state is allowing corporates to occupy the markets of Punjab.

At the same time, Punjab's most active farmers' organization Bharati Kisan Union Ekta Ugrahan has announced to hold a protest in Chandigarh on April 8 against the AAP government's decision.

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