Farmers Movement Archive

UP ministers, BJP MPs hold ‘Kisan Sammelan’ in Aligarh to drum up support for farm bills

AGRA: Amid the ongoing farmers’ protests intensifying against the three recently-passed farm laws, the BJP organised a ‘Kisan Sammelan’ in Aligarh on Wednesday in a bid to make farmers aware of the benefits of the new agri laws. UP minister Sandeep Singh and MPs from Aligarh, Etah and Fatehpur Sikri — Satish Gautam, Rajveer singh and Raj Kumar Chahar, respectively, addressed about 1,000 farmers who had gathered at Kawarsi area. While talking to media persons, Fatehpur Sikri MP Raj Kumar Chahar affirmed that the central government won’t withdraw the farm laws “as they have been enacted for the benefit of the farmers”. “The government is ready to listen to farmers’ suggestions. I am hopeful that the farmers, who are being misled, would understand the benefits of the new laws and the matter will be resolved soon,” he said. Chahar added that the new farm laws are aimed at improving the economic conditions of the farmers by providing them direct benefits of their agri products sale and end the role of middlemen. He claimed that farmers have not been stopped from protesting. “No lathi-charge was done, no gunshots were fired and the protesting farmers are being provided proper space to raise their voices, but some opposition parties want a clash between farmers and the police in order to create fissures,” he said, adding while urging farmers no to fall for such conspiracies.

The Times of India

2020-12-17

Agra