BJP chief JP Nadda has targeted Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi for farmers’ protest (file)
New Delhi:
The BJP and Congress on Sunday discussed excerpts from Rahul Gandhi’s May 2015 Lok Sabha speech, in which the Kerala MP referred to a conversation with a potato farmer from Uttar Pradesh and appeared to support the removal of middlemen and allow farmers to sell directly to buyers.
The head of the BJP, JP Nadda, accused Gandhi of hypocrisy and deceiving farmers protesting against the agricultural laws of the center. Hours later, Congress spokesman Randeep Surjewala responded on Twitter that while the opposition party wanted reforms in the agricultural sector, it was against the “black laws” passed by the center.
“What is this magic, RahulHee? What he defended before, now he opposes. It has nothing to do with the interest of the country or the farmers. You want to play politics. But his hypocrisy will not work … people and farmers have realized his dual character, “Nadda tweeted.
In the attached video, Gandhi recounts a conversation between himself and a farmer from Uttar Pradesh, in which the farmer says that he could get a better price for his potato crop if he could avoid middlemen and sell directly to factories that produce potatoes. fries.
मा. नड्डा जी,
बरगलाने से पहले ये तो जान लेते कि आलू का MSP नही होता।
और …
कृषि क्षेत्र में सुधार हम भी चाहते हैं पर तीन काले क़ानूनों से किसान के जीवन पर जो हमला किया है, सवाल उस का है।हाँ, ये भी बताएँ कि देश के किसान को छोड़ आप 10 लाख टन आलू विदेश से क्यों आयात कर रहे हैं? https://t.co/thcFGnqAhI
– Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) December 27, 2020
In his response to the attack on Gandhi, Surjewala said: “We also want reforms in the agricultural sector, but the question is (about) the impact that (the) three black laws have had on farmers.” He also noted that Gandhi only talked about cutting out middlemen who eat up farmers’ profits.
Mr. Gandhi’s speech focused on the importance of establishing industrial units related to food in UP.
Mr. Surjewala also said that “before spreading lies”, Mr. Nadda “should know that potatoes do not have MSP.”
Farmers protesting the laws fear losing the minimum support prices (MSP), which guarantee the purchase of crops by the government. The center has said this will not happen and has offered written promises. Farmers, however, want legal guarantees, which the center is unwilling to provide.
The BJP has repeatedly pointed out that Congress wanted to pass similar bills when it was in power, but now opposes the reforms for fear of losing votes and credit.
“The reality of Congress, which confuses farmers and disenfranchises them, is revealed again. Sonia Gandhi used to advocate for a middleman-free market for farmers and now opposes it. This is proof of the opportunistic thinking of the Congress, “Nadda said. he said in an attack on Sonia Gandhi.
So far, five rounds of talks have been held to resolve the deadlock between the two sides. However, neither party is willing to compromise at this time. Farmers want the laws removed and the center is only open to amend more problematic sections.
Farmers have turned down an invitation to a sixth round, saying the center “does not take our demands seriously” and is more interested in propaganda that paints them in a negative light.
This morning, farmers beat thalis to create a scandal like the prime minister’s monthly radio address: Mann ki Baat – was broadcast. The protests took place in three locations: in Singhu on the Delhi-Haryana border, in Faridkot of Punjab and Rohtak in BJP-ruled Haryana.
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