Farmers Movement Archive

Congress demands repeal of farm laws

HYDERABAD: Top Congress leaders, including TPCC president N Uttam Kumar Reddy, participated in the Rythu Deeksha organized by its legislature party, a protest programme near Indira park on Saturday, extending solidarity to the striking farmers in New Delhi. They demanded the repeal of three farm laws brought by the Narendra Modi government. The Congress will organise ‘Gherao Raj Bhavan’ on January 15, stage dharna at all the district collectorates on January 11 and a round table meeting will be held on Sunday (January 10) demanding MSP to agriculture produce of the farmers and repeal of three farm laws. CLP leader Bhatti Vikramarka, working president A Revanth Reddy, and many veteran leaders, alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not considering the demands of farmers even on humanitarian grounds, and instead was was trying to crush the agitation by prolonging the discussions. Uttam said the Modi government was not willing to give guarantee for Minimum Support Price (MSP) to the agricultural produce even after holding several rounds of talks with farmers’ organisations. “Telangana BJP leaders have no moral right to talk about the welfare of the state until they prevail upon the Modi-government to implement the promises of setting up a rail coach factory, tribal university and a steel plant in Telangana as promised in the State Reorganisation Act,” he said. Bhatti Vikramarka broke his fast in the evening. Bhatti along with several other Congress leaders had taken up a day’s fasting in support of striking farmers in Delhi. He announced that the Congress MLAs are donating their one month salary towards the cause of the striking farmers in Delhi.

The Times of India

2021-01-10

Hyderabad