NEW DELHI: Delhi’s Prime Minister Arvind Kejriwal visited the Singhu border on Sunday, where thousands of farmers They have been protesting against the new farm laws and challenged central government leaders to an open debate with farm leaders on farm laws.
He also appealed to the Center listen to farmers and repeal farm laws.
“I challenge those in the central government who know more about farm laws to discuss with farmer leaders in public. They say farmers don’t know enough, it will prove who knows more,” Kejriwal said while addressing protesting farmers in Singhu border.
The Prime Minister of Delhi was addressing protesting farmers at a Kirtan Darbar organized by the Punjab Academy of the Delhi government to commemorate the martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur.
Addressing a meeting at the border, Kejriwal said it hurt him to learn that 40 people lost their lives amid ongoing protests.
“Our farmers have been forced to sleep on the street in the open in the cold, since the last 32 days. Why? It hurts me that more than 40 people have lost their lives here. I call on the Center to listen to you and repeal the agricultural laws. Farmers are being called as anti-national, if they become anti-national, who will feed you? ”, He added.
Principal Vice Minister Manish Sisodia He praised the Kejriwal government for “working 24 hours to make efforts to reduce the problems faced by farmers.”
Kejriwal and Sisodia participated in the singing of hymns.
The Chief Minister of Delhi previously visited the Singhu border on December 7.
Thousands of farmers have been protesting at the Singhu border for over a month against the Agricultural Products Trade and Trade (Promotion and Facilitation) Act 2020, the Farmers’ Agreement (Empowerment and Protection) on Price guarantee and the Agricultural Services Act of 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act of 2020.
The farmers’ unions have held several rounds of talks with the government. Samyukt Kisan Morcha, a joint front of almost 40 farmers’ organizations, wrote a letter to the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare accepted the Center’s offer of dialogue and proposed December 29 as the next date for the meeting.
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