Captain by no means actually tried to oppose DBT scheme: Majithia

Former Punjab minister Bikram Singh Majithia Wednesday accused CM Amarinder Singh of enjoying fastened match with Centre and mentioned that he by no means tried to oppose Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme for presidency buy of foodgrains.
“All the CM did was ask for one year to implement the scheme which makes it clear that he was all along gearing up to implement the orders of the Modi government. This is why he never met the Prime Minister to oppose the imposition of the scheme in Punjab,” Majithia mentioned, including that the DBT scheme, which proposed switch of cost for procurement of meals grains to farmer accounts as a substitute of via ‘arhtiyas’, was additionally mooted by the sooner Congress-led UPA authorities. “However then CM Parkash Singh Badal had prevailed upon Dr Manmohan Singh not to impose the scheme on Punjab,” he mentioned.
Majithia mentioned the Malout incident through which Abohar legislator Arun Narang was attacked was the direct results of the Congress authorities’s lack of ability to offer safety to its residents. He mentioned the administration had been caught napping and the state police had did not do its responsibility.

“Both the Punjab DGP and the Muktsar district police chief should be suspended,” he mentioned.

Majithia requested the BJP additionally to introspect as to why it was making a state of affairs which was resulting in such incidents. He mentioned farm protesters would additionally need to train restraint however mentioned it was additionally mistaken to impose try and homicide expenses on them.