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If BJP wins poll, it will bring back farm laws, Jayant warns farmers

Muzaffarnagar: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced his government’s decision to repeal the three contentious farm laws, Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Jayant Chaudhary on Saturday warned farmers that “once the BJP wins the upcoming elections, the laws will be back to haunt us”, while seeking to know from the Centre what it was doing on the MSP (minimum support price) demand of the farmers. “They have decided to repeal the laws, but if they win the elections, the BJP will bring back these laws,’ said Chaudhary addressing a gathering in Baghra village here. Casting doubt on the PM’s intentions, Chaudhary said, “The way Modi Ji said that he couldn’t make farmers understand the laws, which is alarming. Besides, a Bihar government minister also stated that the farming laws would be imposed again, Modi Ji would bring the laws back. I’m not saying this, BJP leaders are saying.” The RLD chief, however, congratulated the farmers over the “historic win”, saying: “This has proved one thing that every citizen has become an andolanjeevi.” Interacting with mediapersons on the sidelines of the event, Chaudhary reminded the government of the sacrifices made by the farmers during the agitation and touched upon the Kheri violence deaths as well. “As many as 700 farmers died during the agitation, their families need respect. The minister whose son is responsible for the Lakhimpur Kheri incident is still holding his post. This needs to be answered.” Attacking UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath, the RLD chief said that he didn’t know how to formulate and implement policies. “How such a person can be made CM? In 2017, the state had a debt of Rs 4 lakh crore, which now increased to Rs 6 lakh crore. The situation is such that the government is unable to pay even salaries to its employees, but Yogi continues with his propaganda 24X7.” Jayant, meanwhile, promised one crore government jobs to the people of the state. “If we are voted to power, one crore government job will be given to the youths. If we fail to do so, I will step down from my position,” he added.

The Times of India

2021-11-21

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