Fatehgarh Sahib - Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal today distributed 200 quintals of wheat to 17 affected families of Manipur, Raseedpur and Madhophal whose standing wheat crop was destroyed in an accidental fire three months back.
The SAD president distributed five quintals of wheat to each affected family. A devastating fire had destroyed standing wheat crop across 40 acres of land in the three villages in April.
The affected farmers thanked the SAD president profusely on the occasion even as they asserted they had not received any compensation from the AAP government.
Speaking to newsmen on the occasion, Mr Sukhbir Badal said “even though we have fulfilled our commitment by performing this sewa it is disheartening to witness the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government shirking its responsibility towards the farmers be it compensating them for fire losses or for losses due to hailstorms this year or complete destruction of standing paddy crop due to widespread flooding last year. As far as the SAD is concerned we will continue to stand with farmers and help them in their time of need”.
Earlier as part of this drive to help distressed farmers, the SAD president had distributed 600 quintals of wheat to 140 farmer families whose crops were destroyed in a fire in Muktsar and 300 quintals of wheat to farmers of Gandhar village in Malout whose standing crops were devastated due to hailstorm.
Senior leaders including Baljit Singh Bhutta, Darbara Singh Guru, Gurpreet Singh Rajukhanna, Sarabjit Singh Jhinjher and Sharanjit Singh Chanarthal also accompanied the SAD president on the occasion.