Congress dares BJP allies to oppose govt over farm legislations
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Congress dares BJP allies to oppose govt over farm legislations
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NEW DELHI: Intensifying their protests against the three farm laws, Congress on Sunday dared BJP allies JD(U), LJP and JJP to oppose the government over legislations they said are “cancer and slow poison that will kill farmers and farming”. Even as it ran a SpeakUpForFarmers campaign on social media platforms, Congress’ Kumari Selja and Sunil Jakhar said parties must come together to oppose laws that seek to enslave farmers when they deal with big businessmen. Selja and Jakhar also said NDA allies should support the opposition in the same way they had extended support to the protests against the Land Acquisition Bill, forcing the BJP-led Union government to withdraw the legislation. Jakhar also accused former NDA ally Akali Dal of doing “drama” by quitting the NDA and added that farmer leader Chaudhary Devi Lal’s soul “must be churning in heaven on seeing his descendants – Dushyant Chautala’s JJP -- support the “anti-farmer” BJP. Congress’ organisation general secretary KC Venugopal said the party had decided to extend its support to over 250 farmer organisations that had hit the streets against the farm legislations and its state units would orchestrate protests on Monday, followed by a Kisan Mazdoor Bachao Divas on October 2. The party’s online campaign trended during the afternoon with over 5 lakh impressions through the day.
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The Times of India
Date
2020-09-28
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India