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Noting that it has nothing against the farmers of Punjab, the Centre on Saturday issued a clarification saying that the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) letter to the state Chief Secretary was only intended to highlight the issue bonded labourers in border villages and to seek appropriate action against human trafficking syndicates.
In an official statement the MHA said, “A section of the media has erroneously reported that this Ministry has written to the Punjab Government allegedly leveling grave charges against the farmers of the state. These news reports are misleading and present a distorted and highly editorialised opinion of a simple observation about a socioeconomic problem emerging from four sensitive border districts of Punjab over a period of two years, which has been brought to the attention of this Ministry by the concerned CAPF.”
Updated Jan 15, 2021 | 00:01 IST
Meanwhile, the Delhi High Court is slated to hear a case on April 26 where damages have been sought for property which was forfeited by the Central government during the 1975 Emergency. Supreme Court of India | Photo Credit: PTI
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