Farmers Movement Archive

BJP responsible, ignored farmers’ woes: Akhilesh

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday held the ruling BJP responsible for the violence that took place in Delhi during the farmers’ tractor rally. He said the government had overlooked the pain and anguish of farmers for long because of which their resentment has turned into anger. “The way the Centre overlooked, insulted and pointed fingers at the protesting farmers all the while, it angered the farmer community. Thus, the government is solely responsible for the situation. Taking moral responsibility for the prevailing situation, the Centre should immediately withdraw the new farm laws unconditionally,” Akhilesh Yadav tweeted in Hindi on Wednesday. Meanwhile, addressing a gathering after the hoisting of the Tricolour on the Republic Day in Saifai, SP principal general secretary Ram Gopal Yadav said the BJP government at the Centre was working in the interest of a select few at the cost of 125 crore people of the country. The government is selling away public-sector units to private entities. He said Lucknow airport has the name of a private entity written everywhere only corroborating the fact that the airport has been sold off.

The Times of India

2021-01-28

Kanpur