BJP's farmer leaders tell govt to be sensitive, warn that if protesters continue to show solidarity, the agitation could spread to other parts of the country.
In resignation letter, Capt. Lakhminder Singh Jakhar, who is facing a corruption inquiry, has stated that the farm laws are detrimental to farmers & their future generations.
Union Minister Piyush Goyal, who is part of govt's talks with farmers, says agitation is being used to raise other demands, such as release of those imprisoned for illegal activities.
A sections of farmers from Bhartiya Kisan Union Ekta (Ugrahan) were seen holding posters of detained activists Wednesday. A photo of these farmers has now gone viral.
During farmers’ protests, many have pitied or sniggered at Bihar for the state of its agriculture. But the facts are quite different, and have been since 2005.
When changes are introduced through consultation & engagement, people can get used to new ideas without friction. Bad ones can be dumped; good ones made better.
The farmers can only repeat what they have been saying all along: since we do not agree with the intent of these laws, we cannot possibly agree to amendments.
Congress suffered a major blow in recent local body polls in Rajasthan despite its strong support to farmers. And this is not the first time this has happened.
Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
The farm leaders are very right that strategy of the Government to abuse farmers will prove counter productive.