Farmers Movement Archive

Rehabilitate families of farmers who died during agitation: Raut

Nashik: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday said the Union government and the Prime Minister should take up the work to rehabilitate the family members of the farmers who had died in the past one-and-a-half-year while agitating against the three farm laws. While addressing the media, Raut, who is on a two-day tour of Nashik, said the government should take responsibility for the agitation and its fallout because by repealing the laws and seeking forgiveness, the government has admitted that it was at fault. “The government enacted the laws and the farmers started agitation 1.5 years ago opposing the same. This is the reason that a large number of farmers joined their brethren in fighting for justice and many lost their lives — by suicide, by being killed in police firing or even being marauded. Therefore, if there is a demand for rehabilitation of the families of such farmers, the government should ensure it is done,” Raut said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sought forgiveness from the country for enacting the laws, but that is not enough when it comes to the lives of the farmers, he said. “Their families have been devastated. The government, therefore, should rehabilitate them,” he said. The government could use the funds from PM Care in the interest of the family members of the deceased farmers. “The PM Care fund has a large amount of unaccounted for money. The money can be used by the government to help the farmers’ families as seeking forgiveness alone is not enough,” the MP said. “I am confident that Prime Minister Modi, who is very kind, will do his best to ensure the rehabilitation of the families,” Raut added.

The Times of India

2021-11-22

Nashik