Farmers Movement Archive

Farm laws should be withdrawn unconditionally, says Kamal Nath

Bhopal: State Congress on Friday observed state-wide chakka-jam protest in support of farmers and demanded “unconditional withdrawal of the Centre’s three farm laws”. As part of the AICC’s call for protest across the nation, more than 500 places in Madhya Pradesh saw the protest at district headquarters and block levels. Former chief minister Kamal Nath led the protest in Chourai in Chhindwara district and Digvijaya Singh in chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s Budhni constituency. Senior Congress leader drove a tractor and led the protest in Chourai, while Digvijaya Singh sat blocking the highway in Batsana, Budhni. PCC vice-president Chandraprabhash Sekhar said that former ministers and MLAs led the protest for farmers in other districts including Bhopal, Jabalpur, Indore, Sagar, Gwalior, Dhar, Damoh, Tikamgarh and Chhattarpur. He said that thousands of farmers hit the roads and protested with Congress leaders throughout the state. In Chhindwara, Kamal Nath was joined by his son and MP Nakul Nath in the tractor protest. Addressing a large gathering of Congress workers and farmers, former Union minister Kamal Nath said, “Most farmers do not get minimum support price (MSP) in Madhya Pradesh and if the Centre’s laws are enforced then the possibility of their getting MSP will end.” Nath said that distraught farmers are protesting for nearly two months. Farmers have left their home and work, demonstrating for their rights while many of them have died in the tremendous cold. “But the Centre is adamant and will not budge,” Kamal Nath said. “The Union government should unconditionally withdraw the three agricultural laws in the interest of farmers. And till farmers get justice, the Congress party will stand in their support,” he added.

The Times of India

2021-01-16

Bhopal