Even as farmers from Punjab continue their protest, seeking the legal guarantee of a minimum support price (MSP) on crops from the Union government, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab is facing heat from Opposition parties for going back on its “assurance” of procuring crops at the MSP in the run-up to the 2022 Assembly election.
Cornering the AAP on the MSP issue, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Congress accused the State government of “betraying farmers after coming to power”. The AAP, meanwhile, maintained that the government was doing its best with whatever resources the State had at its disposal.
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