Congress leader's allegation prompted a scathing response from late Arun Jaitley's son, who pointed out that his father died in 2019, and the farm laws were introduced in 2020.
Ramesh alleged Adani Agri Logistics has become the major beneficiary of the Food Corporation of India's silo contracts.
A1985-batch former Tamil Nadu cadre IAS officer, Jagmohan Singh Raju (59), joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Punjab before the February 2022 Assembly polls after 35 years of service.
"I have said this earlier also that farm laws were brought in for the benefit of farmers, but have now been withdrawn in the interest of the nation. I don't think this needs to be explained anymore. Future events will make it clear why these steps were necessary," said PM Modi. Prime Minister said he has always worked for the benefit of farmers and they always supported him.
Union Minister Narendra Tomar on Sunday clarified that the government has no proposal or plan to bring back farm reform laws.
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi asks farmers to raise their voices in a peaceful manner.
Addressing an impressive gathering at his home constituency Sri Chamkaur Sahib, Channi said as he is a devout Sikh of Guru Sahib and can’t tolerate the culprits responsible for the Bargari sacrilege case are roaming freely.
In his maiden media interaction after taking the oath of office here, Channi, 58, who got emotional many a time with voice choked with emotions, said the Congress has given an opportunity to a common man who started his career as a humble party worker.
He said AAP will pay tribute to the martyr farmers by holding candle marches across Punjab on Friday in protest against the three black agricultural laws and will observe 17 September as ‘Black Day’.
In case of a dispute, the bureaucracy was given the power to settle it under the Punjab Contract Farming Act, he said, adding that farmers were barred from approaching the court.
