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- Published: January 19, 2021 18:58
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing impasse over three farm laws legislated by Centre, senior Congress leader on Thursday released a booklet to highlight the ‘pitfalls’ of the agricultural legislations.
The booklet named ‘Kheti Ka Khoon’ was released today while Rahul Gandhi addressed a press conference at Congress headquarters and lambasted at Modi government for bringing in ‘regressive’ laws. He said that Congress MP alleged that Centre’s farm laws were designed to ‘destroy’ Indian agriculture. He also claimed that the Centre was misinforming the country over new farm laws.
“There is no deadlock. The government, in its arrogance, believes that they can tire out farmers. But farmers cannot be fooled. Indian farmers know more than the Prime Minister. There is only one solution that they have to take back the laws,” Gandhi said while addressing the press conference.
He also extended support to farmers who are agitating against the agriculture laws for over a month now.
“Now we are seeing that the last bastion, which was protected from monopoly is now being overrun. Three new laws have been passed. They are designed to destroy Indian agriculture, by destroying the mandi, Essential Commodities Act and by making sure that no Indian farmer can go to court to protect himself,” Gandhi said.
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‘Nation should support patriotic farmers’, says Rahul
The Wayanad MP termed farmers as patriots and appealed to citizens to support them.
“This is what I want to tell youngsters, realise that your independence is being taken away, realise that this happened before and we fought this… Why are farmers of Punjab and Haryana standing? They are patriots of this country who are protecting the livelihood of 60 per cent of this country. I support them 100 per cent. I go further, every single Indian should support them because they are fighting for us, not themselves,” Gandhi asserted.