Unions politicising farmers' issues: Sukhbir Badal

Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today said some farmers' unions were playing "petty politics" and misguiding masses over issues related to crop growers in the state.
"It is painful that some farmers' unions are politicising the issues related to crop growers for petty gains," he said while referring to the two-day rail blockade by the peasant's outfits which started today.
On the issue of purchase of fake pesticides, the Deputy Chief Minister said, Punjab government has already ordered a high level probe headed by an ADGP-level officer in this regard and that the guilty would not be spared.

Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal is most worried about the plight of farmers and always works for their betterment, he said after attending the 'Barsi Samagam' of Tejinderpal Singh Makkar, son of Shiromani Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Jathedar Avtar Singh here.
Parkash Singh Badal is the first Chief Minister of the country who has given maximum benefits to the farmers, the Deputy CM claimed.
"Though the extent of loss to cotton crop due to white fly attack in Punjab was less as compared to Haryana and Rajasthan, the state has paid maximum compensation to the farmers," Badal said.
It was due to Punjab CM's efforts that the compensation amount for damaged cotton crop has been increased from Rs 3,000 per acre to Rs 8,000 per acre, which is much more than the compensation given by other states, he said.

The Deputy CM gave clean chit to the Agriculture Minister over pesticide row, saying the demand for Tota Singh's resignation by farmers and Congress was politically motivated and that there was no need for it.