Union Minister Raosaheb Danve
Key points
- Danve said China and Pakistan are behind farmers’ protests
- Maharashtra Minister Bacchu Kadu said they will have to enter Danve’s home and beat him.
- Sanjay Raut said the defense minister should “carry out a surgical strike” immediately against China, Pak
Mumbai: Union Minister Raosaheb Danve’s comment on farmers’ protests has sparked a political fight with many leaders criticizing him for dragging China and Pakistan into the current uproar.
Maharashtra Minister Bacchu Kadu said Thursday that they will have to enter Danve’s home and beat him.
“The last time he made such a statement, we made gherao at his home. Now, the situation is such that we will have to enter his house and beat him, ”Kadu said.
Earlier today, Shiv Sena’s deputy Sanjay Raut criticized Danve for his statement, saying that the defense minister should “carry out a surgical strike” immediately on the two neighboring countries.
“If a Union minister has information that China and Pakistan have a hand behind the agitation of farmers, then the defense minister should immediately carry out a surgical strike against China and Pakistan,” said Shiv Sena’s leader. .
Raut further said that the president, the prime minister, the interior minister and the heads of the Armed Forces should seriously discuss this issue.
China and Pakistan behind farmers’ protests
Danve on Wednesday alleged that China and Pakistan were behind the widespread protests by farmers against the three new farm laws.
Speaking at the inauguration of a health center in the Jalna district of Maharashtra, the Minister of State for Consumer Affairs said: “The turmoil that is happening is not that of the farmers. China and Pakistan are behind this. Muslims in this country were first incited. What was said (to them)? That NRC is coming, CAA is coming, and Muslims will have to leave this country in six months. Did a single Muslim leave?
“Those efforts were unsuccessful and farmers are now being told that they will face losses. This is the conspiracy of other countries,” he added.
Thousands of farmers, mainly from Haryana and Punjab, have been protesting on the borders of the national capital in recent weeks demanding the withdrawal of the agricultural laws.
The Center has held several rounds of talks with farm union leaders in recent weeks to break the deadlock and allay farmers’ concerns about new farm laws enacted in September.
On Wednesday, peasant leaders rejected a government proposal to amend the laws, saying they would intensify their agitation by blocking the Jaipur-Delhi and Delhi-Agra highways by Saturday and escalating to a nationwide protest on December 14.
