Farm laws: Rahul Gandhi urges PM Modi to 'reach out' to protesting farmers
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Farm laws: Rahul Gandhi urges PM Modi to 'reach out' to protesting farmers
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NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reach out to the farmers protesting against the three farm laws and give them a "healing touch". Sharing a news report about the protest of farmers in Punjab marking the festival of Dussehra by burning effigies of PM Modi and corporate companies against the Central government’s three farm laws, Rahul Gandhi said it is a "dangerous precendent" which is bad for the country. "This happened all over Punjab yesterday. It’s sad that Punjab is feeling such anger towards PM. This is a very dangerous precedent and is bad for our country. PM should reach out, listen and give a healing touch quickly," Rahul wrote on Twitter. Farmers across the country have been protesting against the three farm sector laws, alleging these are "anti-farmer measures" and will "destroy" the agriculture sector. The government, however, has been saying that the laws passed by Parliament recently amid a vociferous protest will raise their income, free them from the clutches of middlemen and usher in new technology in farming.
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The Times of India
Date
2020-10-26
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India