Farmers Movement Archive

Agriculture laws will not be repealed, says Uttar Pradesh minister

AGRA: A senior minister in the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday said that the Centre’s stand on the new agriculture laws is very clear and it will not be repealed. UP’s finance, medical and parliamentary affairs minister Suresh Khanna said, “The stance of the Narendra Modi government towards the new farm laws is very clear. They are for the benefit of the farmers and will not be taken back. The opposition parties are playing dirty politics on the name of farmers.” The cabinet minister was in Agra to review Covid-19 situation. He added, “Prime minister has already said that you cannot build a new century with old laws. The three farm laws will not be repealed. Political parties supporting the ongoing agitation against the new laws had mentioned them in their election manifestos. They are trying to mislead the farmers.” Meanwhile, UP’s deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, who was in Agra to inaugurate road construction work, targeted the Samajwadi Party and Congress for supporting farmers’ agitation. “SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and former Congress president Rahul Gandhi have no concern for farmers. They will not be able to differentiate between the leaves of coriander and carrot,” Maurya said. “Rahul and Akhilesh do not know the basics of agriculture. Whatever the opposition parties are doing now is against the interests of the farmers. I am the son of a farmer and would like to assure everyone that Narendra Modi can never cause any harm to the farmers.”

The Times of India

2020-12-10

Agra