Farmers Movement Archive

Defeat AIADMK-BJP combo for farmers’ cause: Punjab farmer

Trichy: People should keep in mind that every vote that goes in favour of the AIADMK in the assembly election is that of the BJP, said the vice-president of Punjab-based farmers’ body Azad Kisan Sangharsh Committee Rajvinder Singh Golden. The committee has been playing a pivotal role in continuing the farmers’ protests in Delhi against the new farm laws. The 46-year-old farmer has been campaigning for candidates of the DMK alliance for the upcoming assembly election in the state.He said the policies adopted by the BJP government at the Centre are not just against farmers but against the interests of the people at large. People in Tamil Nadu should understand that farm laws are not just the issues of people in the northern part of the country. He said the government in Tamil Nadu may not be able to continue the free rice distribution scheme if the new farm laws are implemented, he said. “By abolishing the agricultural produce marketing committee (APMC) or the mandi system through the new farm laws, the BJP is attempting to give control of the farmer’s produce to corporates,” he said.Campaigning in Pudukottai district for DMK candidate Meyyanathan in Alangudi constituency, he said they are working for defeating BJP candidates in all the states that are going to polls. It has been four months since the farmers’ protest began on December 26. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other ministers are coming to the states for poll campaigns. But they don’t have time to solve the issues of the farmers, he said.

The Times of India

2021-03-30

Trichy