Farmers determined, government stubborn, says P Chidambaram as farm law agitation completes six months

P Chidambaram stated that the federal government is utilizing the COVID-19 pandemic to present a mistaken twist to the agitation to shift the narrative in its favour. (PTI)

Congress chief P Chidambaram as we speak stated that the federal government ought to provoke a recent spherical of consultations with the farmers. He stated that the Centre is being cussed whereas farmers are decided. “If the federal government is a servant of the folks, it ought to heed public opinion, scrap the farm legal guidelines and start recent consultations,” stated Chidambaram.

The Rajya Sabha MP stated that the federal government is utilizing the COVID-19 pandemic to present a mistaken twist to the agitation to shift the narrative in its favour. “Because the farmers’ protest accomplished 6 months, the federal government is utilizing the pandemic to show the narrative in its favour. The brand new spin is ‘prolonging the agitation within the midst of a pandemic is unconscionable’,” stated Chidambaram.

Because the farmers’ protest accomplished 6 months, the federal government is utilizing the pandemic to show the narrative in its favour

The brand new spin is “prolonging the agitation within the midst of a pandemic is unconscionable”

— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) May 28, 2021

“The apparent counter is “prolonging the controversial farm legal guidelines within the midst of a pandemic is unconscionable”. The farmers are decided, the federal government is cussed,” he added.

The farmers protest entered its seventh month as Could 26 marked six months of the agitation. Whereas farmers noticed a ‘black day’ on Could 26, opposition leaders reiterated their assist to the motion.

Farmers have been tenting at Delhi borders and protesting throughout Punjab and Haryana since November 26 final yr in opposition to the brand new farm legal guidelines handed by the Centre – the Farmers’ Produce Commerce and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, the Farmers Empowerment and Safety) Settlement on Value Assurance and Farm Companies Act 2020 and the Important Commodities (Modification) Act, 2020.

Just lately, whereas the Haryana authorities stated that the motion to and from the protest websites is likely one of the causes behind the unfold of COVID-19 in rural areas, the Punjab authorities urged the farm unions to name off their march in wake of COVID-19. However, farmers have refused to return, urging the Centre to repeal the legal guidelines and supply a authorized assure to the MSP.