New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday took to social media to query Prime Minister Narendra Modi on why farmers have been compelled to return to Delhi looking for justice.
In a publish on X (previously Twitter), Kharge highlighted points similar to insufficient procurement of agricultural produce, unfair pricing beneath the MSP, and the shortage of a authorized assure for MSP.
This comes a day after the Haryana Police and paramilitary forces stopped a bunch of 101 farmers who had resumed their foot march to Delhi from the Shambhu border. The police cited prohibitory orders and the shortage of permission for the protest, blocking the farmers with a multilayer barricade.
Kharge accused the central authorities of “repeatedly betraying the farmers,” who’ve been demanding a authorized assure for the minimal assist worth (MSP), in addition to a farm debt waiver, pension for farmers and farm laborers, no hike in electrical energy tariffs, withdrawal of police circumstances towards farmers, and justice for the victims of the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence.
“Farmers are pleading for justice as a result of your authorities has betrayed them repeatedly. The fraud of doubling farmers’ revenue by 2022, implementing Enter Value + 50% MSP, and forming a committee to provide authorized standing to MSP. On high of that, farmers face an acute scarcity of DAP and fertilizers!” Kharge wrote in Hindi.
Kharge additionally criticised Modi for measures to disrupt the farmers’ protest march to Delhi, saying, “You laid a internet of barbed wire, turned the Delhi border right into a cantonment, and tried to cease their peaceable march with tear gasoline. Beforehand, you fired rubber bullets and used lathis.”
The Haryana police, who had initially provided the farmers tea, biscuits, and showered them with flower petals, quickly resorted to tear gasoline shells, water cannons, and chemical sprays to disperse the protesters because the confrontation escalated on Sunday afternoon.
The farmers alleged that at the very least seven of them have been injured within the tear gasoline shelling by the safety forces.
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The Congress chief condemned Modi’s earlier remarks calling farmers “andolanjeevi” (agitators) and “parjeevi” (parasites), and for not observing two minutes of silence for the 750 farmers martyred throughout protests.
“Irrespective of what number of lies you and your agriculture minister inform, the farmers have understood that you’re their staunch opponent. Don’t take away their proper to lift their voice or do them injustice!” Kharge added.
