Farmers Movement Archive

Those fighting farm laws were ‘real farmers, not terrorists’: BKU’s Jadon

Agra: Farmers who were arrested for protesting against the Centre’s contentious agriculture laws “are real farmers and not terrorists”, said state president of Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) Rajveer Singh Jadon from the protest site in Ghazipur on the Delhi-UP border on Friday. Taking a dig at political leaders who had earlier insinuated that "Khalistani elements" had "infiltrated" the agitation, Jadon said, "The same netas later got scared after their image took a beating ahead of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab." Jadon also demanded that the Narendra Modi-led government should condole the death of farmers who died during the long-drawn protests. “The government should also provide monetary compensation and jobs to families of those who died protesting. And, cases registered against farmers for supporting the protest should be withdrawn,” he said, adding the agitation will continue till the government provides legal guarantee on minimum support price (MSP). Jadon said, “This a is victory of farmers, and this victory is dedicated to the more than 600 of us who have died in the interim. It is dedicated also to the tribals, women and workers from different spheres who became a part of this movement," Jadon said."The sudden announcement to repel the three black laws certainly comes due to the impending elections."

The Times of India

2021-11-20

Agra