PATNA: Minister of the Union Ravi shankar Prasad declared on Sunday that severe measures will be taken against those who break the nation. “Tukde tukde gang“trying to take advantage of farmers movement against the new agricultural laws.
Prasad, who is the Union Minister of Law and Justice, made the claim by launching Bihar BJP’s “Kisan Chaupal Sammelan” farmers ‘conference (farmers’ conference) across the state in support of the three agricultural laws in the village of Tekbigha in the Bakhtiarpur constituency of Patna district.
“They (those protesting the agricultural laws) are saying that they will not withdraw their movement unless and until these laws are withdrawn. We would like to say that the Narendra Modi government respects farmers, but we would like to make it clear that severe measures will be taken against ‘tukde tukde gang’ taking advantage of the farmers’ movement, “said Prasad.
“I want to ask who are these people who are speaking the language of the destruction of the country … Lawsuits are now being raised to release the supposed intellectuals who are in jail for participating in riots in Delhi and Maharashtra.
“The police have presented indictments, they cannot obtain bail from the court as the trials are ongoing. Now these people have taken refuge under the farmers’ movement for their interest, but we will not allow them to succeed in their objective”, Prasad said as he addressed the ‘Kisan chaupal sammelan’.
The Union’s agriculture minister, Narendra Singh Tomar, also earlier called on protesting farmers to be vigilant about the misuse of their platform by “antisocial” and “leftist and Maoist” elements plotting to ruin the atmosphere.
He had said so on Friday after photographs of some protesters on the Tikri border who were seen holding signs demanding the release of activists arrested on various charges went viral.
The Minister of Food, Railways and Consumer Affairs, Piyush Goyal, has been more direct in his position, claiming that certain leftist and Maoist elements appear to have taken “control” of the agitation and instead of arguing over agricultural issues, they seem to have another agenda. .
Under the Bihar BJP program, similar district-level conferences and chaupals (meetings) will be held in all constituencies of the assembly until December 25, the anniversary of the birth of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
The pro-agro Acts meetings in Bihar will be attended by various union and state ministers.
The conference was also attended by Bihar BJP President and MP Sanjay Jaiswal, MLA Gyanendra Singh Gyanu, Sanjeev Chaurasia and a number of other leaders.
Farmers protest against the 2020 Farmers’ Agricultural Price Assurance and Services (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement; Agricultural Products Trade and Trade (Promotion and Facilitation) Act 2020 and Essential Products (Amendment) Act 2020.
Enacted in September, the three farm laws have been projected by the government as major reforms in the agricultural sector that will cut out middlemen and allow farmers to sell anywhere in the country.
The protesting farmers have expressed their fear that the new laws would pave the way to remove the safety cushion of the Minimum Livelihood Price and wipe out the mandis, leaving them at the mercy of large corporations.
The Center has maintained that the MSP and Mandi mechanisms will remain.
Prasad claimed that all three farm laws have been enacted to benefit farmers, especially the small and marginalized across the country, and wondered why opposition parties and Punjab farmers are agitating against the laws that will free the farmers. farmers in the Mandi system chains as much as possible. sell your products anywhere in the country.
“The laws give farmers the opportunity to sell their products in Mandi or PACS or outside the scope of mandi, PACS or Vyapar Mandal … I just want to ask whether or not farmers have that freedom or opportunity. It is beyond the they understand because they are opposed to the laws, “he said.
The minister cited examples of farmers in Kishanganj and Aurangabad in Bihar who made a lot of money selling a lakh mt of pineapple and 200 mt of strawberry to merchants in Calcutta, respectively.
“Why is the makhana (gorgon nut) from northern Bihar sold locally and why is it not given access to the global market? He asked.
According to the farm law, those who enter into agreements with farmers cannot sell, lease or mortgage farmers’ land, Prasad said, adding that companies (by signing an agreement) will provide quality, technical seeds to farmers, they will buy their products and finally farmers earning money sitting at home.
If any company is found to be committing wrongdoing with farmers or harassing them, then both the Narendra Modi government in the Center and the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar, which strongly support the farmers, will send the wayward person to jail, said the minister.
Speaking on the occasion, Jaiswal said that there is a “conspiracy” behind the farmers’ movement in which farmers from Punjab alone are heavily involved.
“This conspiracy needs to be exposed,” he added.
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