Harsimrat Kaur Badal, a leader of the Shiromani Akali Dal resigned from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet today. She was serving as the Union Cabinet Minister of Food Processing Industries. In a tweet, she said that she is leaving the cabinet because she is against anti-farmer legislation.
I have resigned from Union Cabinet in protest against anti-farmer ordinances and legislation. Proud to stand with farmers as their daughter & sister.
— Harsimrat Kaur Badal (@HarsimratBadal_) September 17, 2020
In the Parliament, her husband Sukhbir Singh Badal said that while he supports the BJP, he will oppose any bill that is not in the best interest of the farmers. He said, “Before introducing these bills, they should at least have consulted the parties that are essentially farmers’ parties and their allies. Our minister, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, had expressed her reservations when the matter was taken up during a cabinet meeting.” He added, “The SAD will oppose the remaining two bills on Wednesday if they are taken up for consideration and sacrifice anything for farmers’ interest as it is at the centre of our politics.”
Farmer & SAD are synonymous as party is inspired by egalitarian vision of the founder of Sikh faith, Shri Guru Nanak Dev who spent nearly 20 years working in his fields at Kartarpur Sahib as a humble farmer. It's enough to show what farmers mean to SAD: Harsimrat Kaur Badal to PM https://t.co/uVbIeA0Q5n pic.twitter.com/OGqIeiwj3M
— ANI (@ANI) September 17, 2020
