Opposition targets Modi govt. over handling of farmers’ protests

Opposition leaders from throughout the political spectrum on Saturday focused the Narendra Modi authorities for its handling of the continued farmers’ protests, with the Congress asking the Prime Minister to speak to the agitating farmers as a substitute of “getting himself photographed at corporate offices”.

In a joint assertion, senior Opposition leaders of eight political events, together with Sharad Pawar (Nationalist Congress Party), T.R. Baalu (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam), Sitaram Yechury (Communist Party India-Marxist), D. Raja (Communist Party of India) and Manoj Jha (Rashtriya Janata Dal), amongst others, described the Centre’s response as “akin to waging war against the farmers”.

Asking the Centre to reverse its resolution of not permitting farmers to carry protests in Delhi, these Opposition leaders mentioned, “We reiterate our opposition to these new agri-laws that threaten India’s food security, abolish MSP [Minimum Support Price], destroy Indian agriculture and our farmers- ‘Annadatas’. The Central Government must adhere to the democratic process and norms and address the concerns of the protesting farmers.”

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Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav too took to Twitter and shared a verse by poet Uday Pratap Singh, in reward of the farmers whose “blood and sweat provide the pulse to the nation”.

Sharing {a photograph} of an previous farmer going through the baton of a paramilitary/police personnel on his Twitter deal with, former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi mentioned farmers have been paying the value for Mr. Modi’s vanity.

“This is a very sad photo. Our slogan was ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan’, but today a jawan (soldier) is standing against the farmer due to PM Modi’s arrogance. This is very dangerous,” he mentioned.

Other leaders, together with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Shashi Tharoor, too shared the {photograph} that had gone viral on social media platforms like Twitter.

Congress’ chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala alleged that Mr. Modi was getting himself photographed in company places of work whereas farmers are protesting on Delhi roads.

“Wish the PM talks to farmers on the road instead of flying in the aircraft. Corona vaccine will be developed by scientists and researchers. Farmers will feed the population. And Mr Modi and the BJP will take care of television,” he mentioned in a tweet quickly after the Prime Minister visited an organization in Ahmedabad that’s engaged within the COVID-19 vaccine analysis.

While Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi claimed that anybody who protests towards the Modi authorities is “deemed a terrorist”, one other of his colleagues, Jaiveer Shergil requested the Agriculture Minister to apologise for “beating up the kisan with lathis by the jawans”.