New Delhi: Continuing to voice resistance to the new agricultural laws passed by the central government, leader of Congress Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday asserted that these enactments tantamounted to a dagger through the hearts of farmers and breaking their back.
Rahul Gandhi additionally connected with farmers virtually for about 10 minutes over the new laws that have produced considerable political heat across the nation, with farmers voicing their resistance in various states.
The Congress head included: We were told that the demonetization (in 2016) was aimed at fighting black money but that was a lie. The main intention was to financially hurt the farmers and workers. Similarly, the rollout of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) avowedly had the same intention. During the COVID-19 pandemic too, the money needed to be given to the poor but the government did not give any.
He said: The NDA government’s aim is to break the back of farmers and workers. There is no distinction between demonetization and farm laws. Or, between the rollout of GST and the farm laws. The only distinction is that the three farm laws are like a dagger through your hearts. I am very clear that we need to oppose this not just for the farmers alone but for the country.
The past Congress President said that they (BJP) never battled for India’s Independence as they agreed with the British rulers and furthermore did not have any comprehension of farmers’ issues.
During the communication, farmers from states like Punjab, Haryana, Bihar, and Maharashtra voiced their perspectives on the farm laws and worries over the minimum support cost, acquiring from farm produce and different subjects.
Rahul Gandhi recollected his contributions in protests over the land acquisition law in Uttar Pradesh’s Bhatta Parsaul during 2011-12.
He recollected: In Bhatta Parsaul, during the farmers’ protest, I witnessed that industrialists not only wanted the land but also wanted crop produce. At that time, the media targeted me.
