A farmers union has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, saying that the farmers’ ongoing protests are not affiliated with any political party, even as the unrest entered on the 24th. on Sunday. The All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC) wrote to Prime Minister Modi and Tomar on Saturday and said the government is wrong to assume that the farmers’ agitation against the three agricultural laws is being engineered by opposition parties.
The Hindi letters come a day after the prime minister accused opposition parties of misleading farmers about the three farm laws. “The truth is that the agitation of the peasants has forced the political parties to change their views and their (PM) affirms that the political parties fed it (protest) is wrong. Any lawsuit by any protesting union and farmer group is not affiliated with a political party, “AIKSCC said in its letter to Prime Minister Modi, according to the ANI news agency. It is one of 40 unions protesting at various border points in Delhi.
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Modi, while addressing farmers in Madhya Pradesh, had defended the new farm laws on Friday, saying they had been in the works for decades and that those who oppose them are now doing it to gain lost political ground. They had once supported the same reforms, he had said. Opposition parties were against the new laws because they were upset that he would get the credit, Modi said, adding that he was not seeking any credit, but that no one should mislead the farmers.
The farmers’ union, in its open letter to Tomar, alleged discrepancies in the three agricultural laws and said that the agriculture minister was diverting the main problems of farmers from the discussion.
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Tomar had accused on Thursday, in his eight-page letter to farmers, Congress and other opposition parties of spreading lies about the new farm laws. The minister had also appealed to agitated farmers not to fall victim to these “white lies” and said the Center was ready to address all their concerns. He had also said that the government led by Prime Minister Modi was committed to his well-being and reiterated that the new laws were aimed at benefiting small and marginalized farmers.
Meanwhile, Haryana Prime Minister Manohar Lal Khattar met in Tomar on Saturday and said there could be a new round of talks in the next two to three days. “A solution to this problem (farmers’ protest) must be found through discussion. I have said that this problem should be solved soon, ”Khattar said.
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It was the second time that Khattar had met Tomar at his residence since protests broke out more than three weeks ago, a state government official told PTI, adding that he had met with the union minister on December 8. Many farmers protesting the laws are from Haryana. .
“In a day or two, there may be an outlet for the talks. The government is ready to discuss whether farmers union leaders go beyond yes or no, “Khattar said in a statement issued by his government. “The effort is to find solutions through dialogue,” he said.
Farmers across the country will mark Sunday as ‘Shradhanjali Diwas’ and hold prayer meetings to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in ongoing protests against the three farm laws.
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