Union Minister Raosaheb Danve said the unrest that is happening is not that of farmers.
Aurangabad:
Union Minister Raosaheb Danve claimed today that China and Pakistan were behind the ongoing protests by farmers, seeking the repeal of three new agricultural laws.
He also alleged that Muslims were previously misled about the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and the National Citizen Registry (NRC), but since those efforts were unsuccessful, farmers have now been told that they will face losses due to the new laws.
Mr. Danve spoke at the inauguration of a health center in Kolte Takli in Badnapur taluka of the Jalna district of Maharashtra.
“The turmoil that is occurring is not that of the farmers. China and Pakistan have a hand behind this. The Muslims in this country were incited first. What were they told (to them)? That NRC is coming, CAA is coming and the Muslims will have to leave this country in six months. Did a single Muslim leave? “he asked.
“Those efforts were unsuccessful and farmers are now being told that they will face losses. This is the conspiracy of other countries,” Danve said.
The minister, however, did not elaborate on the basis that he claimed that the two neighboring countries are behind the farmers’ protests.
“The government is buying wheat at Rs 24 and rice at Rs 34 per kg and give it to the people at Rs 2 and 3 per kg respectively. The government is spending Rs 1.75 lakh crore on the subsidy for this. The government he is spending money for the welfare of farmers, “said the Minister of State for Consumer Affairs.
“These initiatives of the central government show that it is willing to spend money on farmers, but others do not like it,” said the BJP leader.
Mr Danve said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the Prime Minister of Farmers and none of his decisions would be against farmers.
The Shiv Sena criticized Danve for dragging China and Pakistan into the farmers’ agitation, saying the BJP leaders are crazy.
Sena spokesman and former Union Minister Arvind Sawant said the BJP leaders are crazy because they lost power in Maharashtra. “They don’t know what they’re talking about,” said the Sena leader.
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