Farmers Movement Archive

Akhilesh targets govt for deferring farm laws for 2 years

LUCKNOW: Targeting the BJP for the proposal to defer the farm laws for two years, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday questioned the very intent of the move which he described as irrational. “The BJP government has extended a proposal to defer the implementation of the farm laws for the next two years or so. Any such move will be illogical and without any rationale. Deferring implementation of the law will not change the consequences that will follow once the law is introduced,” he said in a tweet. “By deferring implementation of the law the BJP government is trying to counter popular public sentiment which is growing in favour of agitating farmers and against the law makers. The government will eventually implement the laws before the elections in 2024 to benefit the capitalists,” the tweet in Hindi said. The former UP CM also directed party carders and office bearers to dedicate their Republic Day celebrations to farmers protesting around the national capital against the new farm laws. He asked party men to reach the venues where Indian flag will be unfurled at the Tehsil level on tractors carrying the tricolour. He said that by taking out tractor rallies the SP workers and leaders will only reassert their support to agitating farmers and their tractor rally slated for January 26. He also attacked the ruling BJP for delay in clearing cane dues of farmers, increase in power tariff and raids by power department officials on farmers for recovery of power dues. Earlier in the day Prof Sudhir Panwar and Colonel (retd) Subhash Deshwal submitted a detailed report on the status and impact of the ongoing farmers agitation around Delhi and the condition of farmers in Uttar Pradesh.

The Times of India

2021-01-21

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