Addressing farmers in Punjab, Congressional Leader Rahul Gandhi said on Sunday that Congress will not allow farmers’ interest to be affected by the new agricultural laws. Launching the party’s three-day Kheti Bachao Yatra in protest at laws that now have the consent of the president, the leader of Congress said: “If farmers are happy with these laws, why are they protesting across the country? ? Why are all the farmers in Punjab protesting? ”
“What was the need to implement these laws in the midst of Covid-19? What was the rush? If you had to implement it, you should have discussed it at Lok Sabha-Rajya Sabha. PM says laws are being made for farmers. If that’s the case, why didn’t you openly discuss it in the House? Rahul Gandhi said.
Assuring farmers that the laws will be eliminated the day Congress comes to power in the Center, Rahul said: “I give you the guarantee that the day the Congress Party comes to power, we will eliminate these three black laws and throw them away. to the garbage basket. “
Three agricultural laws have been passed: the Agricultural Products Trade and Trade (Promotion and Facilitation) Act of 2020, the Farmers Agreement (Empowerment and Protection) on Price Guarantee and Agricultural Service of 2020, and the Essential Products Act (Amendment ) of 2020. by Parliament amid protests from opposition parties. Farmers have taken to the streets across the country to protest the laws. Rahul Gandhi was not present in Parliament during the farm bill debates, which caused an uproar in the House.
In addition to supporting farmers’ protests, the party has already explored ways to slow down the implementation of the laws at the state level. The president of Congress, Sonia Gandhi, urged states governed by Congress to pass legislation to deny the laws. Following this, the Maharashtra government withdrew its August order to implement new agricultural laws in the state.
Speaking about the Hathras gang rape incident, the congressional leader said: “I was in UP where a daughter was killed. No action was taken against those who killed her. The family whose daughter was murdered is locked in their home. The district magistrate and the prime minister threatened them. Such is the situation in India. Nothing happens to the criminal but measures are taken against the victim ”.
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