Congress holds tractor rally in Chandigarh against farm laws
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Congress holds tractor rally in Chandigarh against farm laws
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The city Congress, led by president Pardeep Chhabra, organised a foot march and tractor rally here in which hundreds of workers participated.The protesters marched towards the Punjab Raj Bhawan to submit a memorandum against the new farm laws, said Chhabra. “The BJP has passed draconian laws against the interests of government employees, youth and now it has targeted farmers, who are the backbone of India. We have registered strong protests all over the country in solidarity with the farmers. The government is favouring big corporate companies and are against the interests of small/medium farmers at large,” said Chhabra.He further said, “The BJP-led NDA government at the Centre knows that the new laws are hugely unpopular and that is why they avoided a vote by ballot in Parliament and passed the Bills in an undemocratic manner. The government is trying to end the MSP and mandi system,” Chhabra said.“If the government is honest in its statements that the MSP and the mandi system will not be abolished, then why are they hesitant to mention this in writing in the current laws that have been passed undemocratically?” questioned one of the protestors.
Publisher
The Tribune
Date
2020-09-29
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Chandigarh