Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Gurnam Singh Chaduni has floated his own political party in Chandigarh today. This is the first political party to emerge from the year-long farmers’ protest against the three farm laws.

Chaduni’s decision to launch a political party has come months ahead of the Assembly elections in Punjab.

Back on November 26, the BKU leader had offered to place a ‘Punjab model’ in front of the country so that the rest of the states can follow as an example.

While speaking to media then, Chaduni said “I am not contesting Punjab polls but gathering people to contest and present a model (of governance). We will form our own party for polls… If our govt comes in Punjab, entire country in 2024 (national) polls will look up to the Punjab model.”

“We are running ‘Mission Punjab’- those who have votes should rule, and not the ones who have money. If the former rules, laws will be made in voters’ favour but if it is the latter, then laws will be made in favour of the wealthy,” he added.

It should be noted that Chaduni led the farmers’ agitation against the Centre from the front and was instrumental in mobilising farmers at Delhi borders from Punjab and Haryana.

Meanwhile, opposition Haryana MLAs on Friday in the state Assembly demanded compensation and government jobs for relatives of the farmers who died during the course of the agitation against the Centre’s farm laws.

The laws were recently repealed, after which farmers suspended their year-long protest at Delhi borders.

The opposition legislators raised the matter during the Zero Hour on the opening day of Haryana Assembly’s winter session her