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Dhindsa who spoke on behalf of SAD on trust motion said that his party was being pressurised to support the trust motion because Dr.Manmohan Singh is first Sikh Prime Minister of India. He said that SAD had also celebrated the appointment of first Sikh PM of this country but unfortunately Dr.Manmohan Singh has done nothing of the sort for Sikh community and Punjab which can influence Akali MP's to support him.
He said that SAD center government under Dr.Manmohan Singh had not given fair deal to farmers of the state. They are committing suicides and we cant allow the farmers to die because our PM is Sikh, he commented. He added that PM has failed to give any industrial package to Punjab well knowing that agriculture was failing and is not profitable. He said that when agriculture minister can give lot to his state Maharashtra, why PM cant give to his state.
Dhindsa said that SAD had demanded to implement Anandkaraj Act to solemnise the Sikh marriages but demand was not accepted. He said that Congress government at center tried to dilute the powers of SGPC which controls Sikhs shrines in Punjab, HP and Haryana. He said that Congress tried to set up separate SGPC for Haryana. He also raised the issues of decreasing ratio of Sikhs in the army. He asked the PM what he had done for his state?
He said that SAD was under no obligation to support the PM for simple reason that he was a Sikh. He said that Punjab deserved a better dealing under his Prime Minister ship.
Dhindsa however supported that India needed nuclear energy and SAD is in its favour. he however said that that UPA government led by Congress has failed to satisfy the opposition and people of country on certain issues related to nuclear status of India. He said that armed forces were frustrated because of report of sixth pay commission. How can government accept that frustrated armed forces would be ready for nuclear war, if it happened.