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Instead of Azad, Modi should have shed tears for dead farmers: Jayant Chaudhary

AGRA: Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for getting emotional in Parliament during his farewell speech for leader of opposition in the Upper House Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday, RLD vice-president Jayant Chaudhary said that Modi should have shed some tears for the farmers who died at Delhi borders during their protest. “Had Modi shown some sensitivity, this situation would not have arisen,” said Jayant while addressing a farmers’ mahapanchayat in Aligarh’s Iglas area on Tuesday. He said the farmers' protest has now turned into a people’s movement. He asked farmers to show their strength in order to prove to the government that this movement is not restricted to them only. “If the PM had shed some tears on the death of a large number of farmers during the protests, the situation would not have come to such a pass,” said Chaudhary, alleging that he was making fun of farmers while talking about them. “Farmer will respond to this,” he added. On Tuesday, Modi broke down several times in the Rajya Sabha while reminiscing about his close association with Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, whose term is coming to an end next week. “Andolan (movement) is not bad for the country and this is the right of every citizen of the nation. Those who are against this movement today are in power through such movements only,” said Chaudhary, adding that they were not against modernisation of the farm sector and they (the government) had succeeded in it by efforts of farmers only. “Many sectors needed reforms but it can only be meaningful, if genuine interests and ground realities of the farming community are factored in before launching the measures,” the RLD leader said, adding that they just want to ruin it instead of reforming. Chaudhary said that the government drastically cut the budget of the mid-day meal programme, which is very much required for reducing malnutrition in the country.

The Times of India

2021-02-10

Agra