Rahul tweets a photo of a policeman ‘hitting’ an old farmer; BJP reacts I @RahulGandhi | Photo credit: Twitter
Key points
- BJP’s Amit Malviya said police “didn’t even touch the farmer”
- Rahul Gandhi must be the most discredited opposition leader, Malviya said.
- Punjab farmers resumed their ‘Delhi Chalo’ march against farm laws on Saturday
New Delhi: Amid ongoing farmers’ protest against the Center’s new farm laws, Congressional Leader Rahul Gandhi shared an image on social media on Saturday showing a policeman attacking an elderly farmer.
Posting the photo on Twitter, Gandhi wrote: “It is a very sad photo. Our motto was ‘jai jawan jai kisan’ but today Prime Minister Modi’s arrogance caused the Jawan to oppose the farmer. This is very dangerous “.
Congress Secretary General Priyanka Gandhi also shared the image on Twitter, criticizing the police action against protesting farmers. “Look at the country’s system in the BJP government. When BJP’s billionaire friends come to Delhi, they get a red carpet welcome. But when farmers come to Delhi, roads are dug. It is right that laws against farmers are enacted. but when farmers come to Delhi, are you wrong? “she tweeted.
The BJP was quick to respond to Gandhi’s tweet, calling him the most discredited opposition leader in the country. “Rahul Gandhi must be the most discredited opposition leader India has seen in a long, long time,” BJP’s IT cell chief Amit Malviya said in a tweet.
Malviya called Gandhi’s shared image “propaganda” and said the police “didn’t even touch the farmer.”
Farmers Resume ‘Delhi Chalo’ March
Meanwhile, Punjab farmers resumed their ‘Delhi Chalo’ march against farm laws on Saturday morning after stopping for the night at the Singhu border to join thousands who have already reached the borders of the national capital. .
On Friday, the central government allowed thousands of farmers from Punjab and Haryana to enter Delhi and hold a peaceful protest at the Nirankari farm in the Burari area of Delhi after they refused to return despite facing tear gas and cannons. of water.
The Center has invited several Punjab farmer organizations to a new round of talks in Delhi on December 3.
Several farmers have been protesting the three farm laws in recent months, expressing their apprehension that the laws would pave the way for the dismantling of the minimum support price system, leaving them “at the mercy” of large corporations.
