Chandigarh, Feb 2 (UNI) A rare and complete unanimity prevailed at the all-party meeting convened on Tuesday by Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on the need to sink all political differences to stand unitedly with the farmers in their fight against the black Farm Laws, with the message that “we are all together in this battle.”

The meeting saw a host of suggestions come from participants of all parties, ranging from independent probe into the Red Fort violence, joint meeting with the Prime Minister and the Union Home Minister seeking their intervention for the resolution of the crisis, appointment of a state observer at Delhi borders, and joining the farmers at the protest site without making a political statement, among others.

The meeting was boycotted by the BJP but attended by Congress, AAP, SAD, Lok Insaaf Party, SAD Democratic Party, BSP, CPI and CPI (M), as also AAP, which, however, walked out at the fag end over their unrealistic demand for sending out Punjab Police to Delhi borders for providing security to farmers.

The meeting started with a 2-minute silence in remembrance of those who had died during the agitation so far. As of date, 88 farmers from Punjab had reportedly lost their lives in these protests, the Chief Minister said.

Underlining the need for unanimity against the “big conspiracy hatched against Punjab”, PPCC president Sunil Jakhar pointed out that whenever Punjab has been faced with any challenge, external or internal, everyone has stood together to counter it. “Our political differences will stay, but in these testing times, we all need to come together again,” he said, terming as unfortunate BJP’s decision to boycott the meeting, where it should have put forth its view-point. He recalled that Punjab Vidhan Sabha had unanimously passed a Resolution rejecting the Farm Laws and all parties had accompanied the Chief Minister to the Governor.

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