Farmers Movement Archive

Lesson learnt by Centre, says Tharoor on farm laws’ repeal

Ranchi: Congress MP and former Union minister Shashi Tharoor on Friday described the Center’s decision to withdraw the three controversial farm laws as a great lesson learnt. “Today, the Centre agreed that the farm laws were wrong and announced their withdrawal. All of us in the Congress party had been opposing the laws. For a year now, we have witnessed farmers’ Satyagraha and their martyrdom. Today, the Centre learnt a great lesson that in democracy, one cannot impose decisions just by the virtue of absolute majority (of numbers),” Tharoor told a gathering at Murhu block in Khunti district. He further said, “One should understand that no matter how great the majority is, one has to bow down before the will of the public. Tharoor, who is the national president of Jharkhand Professional’s Congress Committee, is in Jharkhand for a two-day visit and he landed in Ranchi on Thursday evening. On Friday morning, he inaugurated a library in Murhu block, along with a skill development center. In his address, Tharoor harped on the need to develop reading habits and the need for libraries. “Books broaden the mind and open new dimensions of thinking. I urge the people of Murhu to read books at the library and also, take the books home for reading. Jharkhand Professionals’ Congress Committee is building a skill development center here for the farmers and it will be ready when I visit next time,” Tharoor said. Former state Congress president and state finance minister Rameshwar Oraon, state president of professional Congress Aditya Vikram Jaiswal and Mandar MLA Bandhu Tirkey were also present at the occasion.

The Times of India

2021-11-20

Ranchi