Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra today protested outdoors Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal’s official residence today, in solidarity with these farmers who have been protesting against the central government’s lately introduced agricultural laws.
The protest by Congress, which has backed the farmers all this whilst, is aspect of its “Speak Up For Kisan Adhikar” campaign. The Congress is observing Kisan Adhikar Divas (Farmer Rights Day) today and all state units have been asked to congregate about all Raj Bhavans in the states.
“BJP goverment will have to withdraw the farm laws. The Congress will not relent till these laws are repealed. These laws are not to help farmers, but to finish them,” Mr Gandhi stated major the protest outdoors Raj Niwas.
“The Narendra Modi government earlier tried to take away the land of farmers, when it brought the land acquisition Act and the Congress party stopped them at that time. Now the BJP and their two-three friends are once again attacking the farmers and have brought these three farm laws,” he alleged.
Thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan have been camped in and about Delhi in decrepit circumstances for the previous several weeks. They have been protesting against 3 lately-passed farm laws perceived to be dangerous to them. Farmer representatives are today meeting government officials to talk about approaches to break the deadlock.
“The ‘annadata’ of the country are doing Satyagraha against their arrogant Modi government for their rights. Today, entire India is raising its voice against the atrocities on farmers and rising prices of petrol and diesel. You too join and become a part of this Satyagraha. #SpeakUpForKisanAdhikar,” tweeted Mr Gandhi ahead of the today’s march to Raj Niwas.
On January 9, a virtual meeting of Congress leaders decided to go aggressive against the Centre and will “hit the ground” more than the farm laws.
The 3 contentious laws are Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020, and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.
Following the protest just before Raj Niwas, the Congress leaders moves to Jantar Mantar to continue with the protest.
During the March, party leader Alka Lamba sustained a minor injury on her hand as it brushed against some barbed wires laid down by the police.