Sangrur/Chandigarh, Sept. 21 -- Punjab Cabinet Minister Vijay Inder Singla on Sunday gave a call to the arhtiya (commission agents) community to protest the new draconian farm bills that the Central Government is trying to force down their throat.
"I proudly say that I belong to the Arhtiya community that is the strongest link between the government and the farmers. Arhtiyas are the custodians of anaj mandis (grain markets) which are like places of worship in modern agrarian states. We will be forced to hit the roads if the Central Government does not withdraw these drastic legislations," said Singla while addressing a meeting of Punjab-wide arhtiyas who had called upon him at his residence in Sangrur.
Singla made an appeal to the Arhtiya...