Reiterating this claim, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar thinks that instead of the farmers’ union, “the protest has now gone into the hands of organizations working to break up the nation.” “When we had talks with them, they said they wanted people like Sharjeel Imam released,” he said as proof of his claim.
The Minister of Food, Railways and Consumer Affairs, Piyush Goyal, was also directly in charge, claiming that certain leftist and Maoist elements seem to have taken “control” of the agitation and instead of arguing over agricultural issues, they seem to have another agenda.
A similar theory was advanced by agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar, who said that MSP and APMC may be farmers’ problems, “but what is the point of putting up such posters.” “This is dangerous and farmers unions should stay away from this.”
Tomar also said the government is willing to amend the laws to allay farmers’ concerns, but that they should give up their insistence on eliminating them. The farmers petitioned the court after rejecting a renewed offer of government talks.
Claims that the protests were hijacked were dismissed by farmer groups who have maintained that their protest is non-political and peaceful, rejecting proposals from opposition parties.
His petition in the Supreme Court states that the three laws, combined, would lead to the complete cartelization of the agricultural industry and leave farmers “vulnerable to corporate greed.” “Companies can, in one fell swoop, export agricultural products without any regulations, and it can even result in famines,” the petition states.
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