Farmers Movement Archive

Congress factions protest in Chanda over farm bills

Chandrapur: Congress factions in the city staged separate agitations on Friday against the central government’s amendments in farmers and labour laws. Party leaders came down heavily against the Narendra Modi-led government and termed the amendments as black laws.Guardian minister Vijay Wadettiwar and Chadrapur MP Balu Dhanorkar led the protests of their group at Gandhi Chowk. Wadettiwar feared that the new laws will boost back marketing and escalate the cases of farmers’ suicide. They called upon the people to join hands repeal the law.Dhanorkar flayed the central government for its unfair practices in Rajya Sabha to pass the farmers bill. He said a signature campaign will be launched soon to oppose the government’s move.The Naresh Puglia faction under the banner of Vidarbha Kisan Majdoor Congress, along with frontal organization like Youth Congress, NSUI and INTUC also staged protests under the leadership of Rahul Puglia near Mahatma Gandhi’s statue.Puglia claimed that over 250 farmers’ organizations have launched agitation against the government. He said the amendments will destroy 62 crore farmers and farmworkers in the country. He also flayed the changes made in the labour laws and slammed the government for making only capitalist-friendly provisions.

The Times of India

2020-10-03

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