Chandigarh, July 1 Leaders of major farmers' unions of Punjab on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution urging the central government to reconsider and withdraw anti-farmer and anti-federal Ordinances and its proposed amendments to the Electricity Amendment Act.
Participating in a virtual meeting convened by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, the unions said the recently promulgated Ordinances and the proposed amendments to the Electricity Act of 2003 are perceived as being strongly anti-farmer.
"These Ordinances and the proposed amendment are also a direct attack on the federal fabric of the country and, therefore, must be withdrawn," they said, in a unanimous resolution passed at the end of the meeting.
Underlining the need to protect Punjab and its farming needs, Amarinder Singh earlier said "we all must unitedly stand together notwithstanding our political affiliations".
He said he was fully prepared to take any steps necessary to protect the interests of the state and farmers, as he had done over the SYL water sharing issue.
The Chief Minister assured the farmers' representatives that he was ready to make any sacrifices needed to protect the farmers from these anti-farmer and anti-state ordinances.
( With inputs from IANS )