02: Who am I? What is my right to give an
opinion?
The farmer family, the Sidhu dynasty, owned
about 99 acres of land. 30 acres had to be sold.
9 acres of kiln land was grabbed by Maluka gang.
About 60 acres are under my cultivation. My
native village is Jalal, which is falls in Rampura Phool Vidhan Sabha.
I belong to a family of freedom fighters. But I did not ask for any
certificate from the Congress.
Gehraj and Mehraj were both brothers. Jalal was
son of Gehraj. Capt. Amarinder Singh considers us his community
as his cognates. In Parkash Singh Badal's family of five
elders, I have
three close relations. My father-in-law was the
share holder in the Dabwali Transport Company,
HO Dabwali. S Badal grabbed their majourity
shares. S Badal desired to crush me. May I
become a prolem. I rose to somany elevations
with my personal contacts, capabilities and
polite dealing. S Badal always intervened
desiring my fall. In my very eary age I became
member of Punjab Vidhan Sabha twice, despite
opposition of S Badal. Hon'ble Shri Morarji
Desai pleased to apoint me himself as Director
Indian Agricultural Research Institute Pusa New
Delhi and Member Agricultural Price Commission
of India by ignoring S Badals intervention.
Due to Badals cooperation and partnership in
plundering the Punjab, the peasantry of the
Punjab, the destruction of the youth of the
Punjab, the looting of the shrines, the Geelani
of the Akal Takht, the looting of the Akal Takht,
etc., I may be the first doctrinal opponent of
these activities.
In 1972, became a member of the
Vidhan Sabha as Independent candidate. At last
movement Sant Fateh Singh withdraw the akali
candidate and allotted symbol to me. The CPI and the Congress had an
alliance. Giani Zail Singh's close relative, Comrade
Master Babu Singh, had won this seat five times.
The Akali Dal had lost this seat six times.
I became an independent candidate to defeat the
Communists and win the Akali. The march of the
tractor-trolleys was 12 km long. No one asked me
for diesel, no money, no alcohol. Seeing my victory,
at the last moment, Sant Fateh Singh Ji
supported me. 50,000 votes, three-candidate battle,
I won with 6,500 votes. Only 13 thousands rupee spent. That
too on vegetables.
In 1977, I contested for the second time on an Akali ticket. The Badal group supported the
Communist candidate. Giani Zail Singh stayed in
this constituency for 9 days due to suspension
of his election. I won by 2,000 votes but
4,000 fake postal votes were prepared to defeat
me. The fake vote could not be shown in the High
Court. I got relief. Election expense was Rs. 17,000, on vegetables. The Badal government
collapsed after about 16 months.
Papers filed in Rajya Sabha against Ambika Soni,
in secracy from Badal Sahib during Emergency
Soni ji was not voter of Punjab. Nor did she
nominated a
covering candidate. I did my paperwork at the
last minute of filling time. I also submitted some evidence
which proved that Ambika Soni is not a voter of
Punjab. But despite this, Soni ji's papers were
accepted.
Badal Sahib, Tohra Sahib, Talwandi Sahib and S.
Surjit Singh were in Barnala Jail. Their postal
votes was delayed by the postmaster of
Chandigarh. Soni was declared the winner with a
few votes. I Challenged it in the High Court. In the
High Court, free Service was rendered by Mrs.
Sushma Swaraj, Justice Kuldeep Singh. Relief was
received. But the Rajya Sabha by-election term
lasted only two years. Which ended during the
court hearing.
A writ petition has been filed in the High Court
against the Election Commission for issuing a
code of conduct before announcing the election.
Relief received. The Government of India made me
a party in the Apex Court. The major improvement
was that the Code of Conduct would not be issued
before the election declaration.
Kisan Seva was started in 1970 with the
formation of Punjab Farmers Forum. March 1972
The first session of the Vidhan Sabha takes the
agenda of
agricultural development. My speaches were
appreciated by the press. So
the owners of potato farmers of Jalandhar-Nakodar came to me. Producers of basmati and sela
rice came from Hoshiarpur and Gurdaspur. Many
more farmers brought their issues.
Sela rice was being procured by CPI at Rs 1 per
kg, double boiled, and sent
to Russia at Rs 7 per kg, as Basmati rice. Basmati prices fell
down. Billions of rupees per were being spent on
Soviet magazines, communist propaganda,
dish information, etc. I Meet Giani ji by setting up
Punjab Farmers Forum letter pad, writing demands on
letter pad. Demands complied with. Real basmati
rice began to go to Russia. The farmer started
getting the full value of basmati. The price of
basmati has gone up. Electricity for storage of
potatoes was provided at reduced rates.
May Day. May 1, 1972. Resolution of Comrade Dang.
Make this day a non-official day. Comrade Satpal
Dang, Comrade Darshan Singh Canadian some others
finished their views in less than half an hour.
No one even rose from the Congress. Opposition
Leader Badal Sahib gave his opinion to pass the
resolution without speaking. Speaker Darbara
Singh pointed to me to complete the formality.
I said: - May Day. Independence Day. it is known
as. On
this day, the Russian proletariat declared
independence from the Russian Tsar by placing a
stage in a galley at red square Moscow. May 1 is a symbol
of freedom, but we are slaves of Russia. Gained
independence from England, became slaves of
Russia. Russia is robbing us. Therefore, we do
not have the right to celebrate May Day
officially. The resolution should not be passed.
Comrades Satpal Dang and Darshan Singh Canadian
and others objected. This friend calls the
friend country, a
looter. To prove it, I quoted rice. citations to
Soviet magazines, citations of Russian
farms, citations to buy cooperatives, etc were
presented. Comrades continued to boycott. House
Adjournment continued. The debate lasted four days.
On the fourth day, the comrades staged a dharna
in front of the Speaker, demanding proof, or
expulsion from the House. The Speaker asked me
to present some proof.
I gave evidence: Heavy water is being produced
in Bhakra Dam. Heavy water has the same energy as
uranium. Capable of making atomic bombs. Its
production is banned by the UNO. It can generate
unlimited electricity. Power is not being
generated for Punjab. All heavy water is being
smuggled to Russia for free. The Vidhan Sabha
delegation should visit today. The comrades
refused to form a delegation. Speaker Sahib
refused to take any action against me. The
comrades went on strike and walked out. National
and International Press; The news appeared in
the leading papers of USA and Canada. On Third
day India stopped production of heavy water at
Bhakhra Dam.
I was recognized as a farmer leader at the
national level. My visiting card has details of
Punjab Farmers Forum since 1970 to the date. Bhupinder
Singh Mann rose from a local farmer leader to a state
farmer leader. Gathered some kisans in Chandigarh.
From 1975
to 1977 the peasant issues remained in
obscurity. Due to Indira's strictness and
emergency, no farmer's news was published.
1977 Janata Party government is formed. Murarji
Deshai of 91, became the Prime Minister and Advani
Sahib, Bajpayee Sahib, Babu Jagjivan Ram and
Hirubhai Patel became the ministers. I was in proximity
to Murarji Desai through Barnala Sahib and
Gulshan Ji. Because my English was high, special
files of both the ministers were sent to PM
Sahib through me. I used to answer PM Sahib's
query correctly.
Impressed, he nominated me as the director of
the Indian Agricultural Research Institute,
Pusha. He also nominated as a member of the
Agriculture Culture Price Commission. For the
first time as a member of the Price Commission,
resolutions were passed unanimously. Wheat price
rises by Rs 35
At the Pusa Research Center, I explored the
production of edible proteins with 99% purity by
separating the poisonous gossipole gland, from
the kernel of binola (cotton seed) through a cyclone process.
It was to be used for export quality protein,
pharmaceutical and edible use. In Bathida settled up a
plant on 7 acres, on the Farikot highway. I Visited Texas
(USA) and Israel to examin the pilot plant. The calibration
matured. But even before production started, the
project fell victim to Badalshahi. The buildings
were demolished. Maluka gang took possession of
the land. This was the routine of Badalshahi.