Farmers Movement Archive

Rollback of farm laws Centre’s defeat: RJD chief

PATNA: RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Wednesday said he had always worked for social justice and never compromised with his ideologies. Lalu, who had visited his party office after four years, lit up a six-tonne stone lantern which he referred to as a lamp whose light would never diminish even if it got windy. “This lantern will continue to spread light,” he said. Lantern is the poll symbol of the RJD. The RJD chief lashed out at chief minister (CM) Nitish Kumar and claimed that the latter had formed the government through wrong means. He, however, praised his younger son Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, who is the leader of opposition in the state assembly, for working hard and asked the party workers to be united. He also appreciated the way the party office was being run under the leadership of state RJD president Jagdanand Singh. Lalu went on to praise the farmers who forced the Centre to repeal the three farm laws. “I congratulate the farmers of the country who struggled for so long. Today they have won and crushed the arrogance of the Union government,” he said, adding that the protests would not stop until the government declared a guarantee on MSP. Tejashwi, who was also present on the occasion, criticised the CM and his party for celebrating 15 years of their rule. “Why are they calling these 15 years unprecedented? There are no jobs and crime has increased. As many as 75 scams have taken place and Bihar is lagging behind other states on all parameters,” he said. Jagdanand recalled how Lalu always stressed on providing quality education to students. “He inspired everyone to study, but now schools have become orphanages,” he claimed. Lalu’s elder son and Hasanpur MLA Tej Pratap was missing from the gala event organised by the RJD. Sources said no special invitation had been given to any MLA, including Tej.

The Times of India

2021-11-25

Patna