Punjab CM Blames Pakistan For Violent Farm Protest – Free PDF Download

What has happened?

• Amid the ongoing farmers’ agitation against the Centre’s three contentious farm bills,
• Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh said that there has been an increase in weapons coming from Pakistan since October when the farmers began their agitation.
• He has been cautioning the Centre against the designs of the Western neighbour to cause a disturbance in the border state
• The Chief Minister said Pakistan has been sending weapons through drones and is also trying to cause infiltration.
• He said there has been a spurt in “drone delivery” since the farmers’ agitation started and “weapons, money, and heroine” have been coming in.

• In the report, the intelligence agencies have categorically stated that “Pakistan’s state actors” behind the drone weapon drop incidents.
• A large number of AK-47 assault rifles and grenades were dropped in Amritsar in Punjab by drones in September.

Sleeper cells

• The Chief Minister said Pakistan has sleeper cells which they can activate and “a disturbed Punjab suits Pakistan’s policy“.
• He also said that Pakistan and China are going to collude and 20% of Indian Army soldiers belong to area,
• Where there has been concern among farmers about farm laws and the morale of troops can’t be allowed to go down.

Does he blame Pakistan?

• “I don’t blame anyone.
• It is for the investigation agencies to find out.
• What I’m mentioning is when this movement started, why has there been a spurt in the drone delivery?
• Why weapons, money, and heroine is coming in? That coincided with the movement and that has got me wondering,” he said.
• “I went to see the Home Minister when everyone started making big news about farmers’ struggle to discuss the issue that has taken place.
• Since the farmers’ struggle started in October, the number of weaponry that is coming to Punjab (from Pakistan) has increased.
• They are not sent as a present here. We may capture 30 drones, but there are 20-30 that may get past us, to their objectives,” Capt Amarinder Singh said.

Presence of Khalistani element in Protest?

• “I don’t say that they are Khalistani.
• Khalistan, Naxal and Urban Naxal are just names.
• There are people with different ideologies.
• You may have Leftist ideologies, southern Punjab always had a leftist ideology”.

Red fort incident

• “This is something of which no Indian can be proud.
• The Red Fort is a symbol of our Independence and democracy.
• The Indian flag was raised there on August 17, 1947.
• It was a sad day when I saw what happened.
• The farmers have made it clear that they do not believe in violence.
• I don’t believe that the farmers were involved in the violence.
• I think it is people who infiltrated this movement.

Q) India shares only maritime boundary with which of the following countries?

1.  Myanmar
2.  Thailand
3.  Indonesia

1. 1 & 2 only
2. 2 & 3 only
3. 1 & 3 only
4. All of the above

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