“Friends, in our Congress Manifesto for 2019 Lok Sabha Choices, we ourselves had proposed the abolition of the APMC Law and make agricultural products free of restrictions. This is what the Modi government has done on the farmers’ bills, “ha, who was suspended from the Congress party in July for” anti-party activities, “tweeted today.
“The BJP and Congress are on the same page here,” he said.
Friends, in our Congressional Manifesto for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, we proposed the abolition of the APMC Law and… https://t.co/2fuxcqTqQf
– Sanjay Jha (@JhaSanjay) 1600423690000
Congress, along with several other opposition parties, have opposed the agricultural sector reform bills in Lok Sabha, saying they go against the interests of small and marginal farmers.
Earlier today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that Congress had also promised in its manifesto what his government has now done through these bills, as it attacked the opposition party for stoking protests against these proposed legislation.
Without naming him, he launched a searing attack at the Congress, saying that those who stayed in power for decades are trying to “cheat” farmers and “lie” to them about farm laws.
The Lok Sabha passed three agricultural sector bills amid strong protests from opposition parties. Two agricultural bills were passed on Thursday, one on agricultural market reforms and the other on contract farming provisions, while the one amending the Essential Commodities Law was passed on Tuesday.
In July, Congress had suspended Sanjay Jha from the party for indiscipline, a move that seemed triggered by his defense of Sachin Pilot. In the wake of the events in Rajasthan, he appeared on television channels criticizing Congress.
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