Farmers: Ram Bilas Sharma’s remark provocative
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Farmers: Ram Bilas Sharma’s remark provocative
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Jhajjar, February 25Farm leaders camping at the Tikri border have termed as “provocative” former minister Ram Bilas Sharma’s remark that no farmer would be seen near Delhi by Holi. They demanded that the BJP leader took back his words.“Sharma’s statement is ridiculous. It seems he wants to spread illusion among the masses. It is clear that farmers will not go back until the three farm laws are repealed. The BJP government will have to pay the price if it tries to use force against farmers to end the agitation,” said Joginder Singh Nain, a leader of the Bharatiya Kisan Union.He further said if Sharma was worried about farmers, he should persuade the Centre to repeal the farm laws.“The arrogance and temerity of the BJP leader is in consonance with the anti-farmer and dictatorial attitude of the RSS. Because of this attitude, he and his Cabinet colleagues in the first term of the Khattar government had met with a humiliating defeat in the 2019 Assembly elections,” said Phool Singh Sheokand, a leader of the All-India Kisan Sabha (AIKS).Virender Hooda, another farmer leader, demanded Sharma should withdraw his words if he considered himself a well-wisher of farmers.
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2021-02-26