In Kerala, Rahul attacks Centre on new farm laws
WAYANAD Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is on a twoday visit to his constituency in poll-bound Kerala, on Monday said hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) -led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the Centre over three new farm laws and alleged that “the government is unable to understand the pain of the farmers”. addressing a meeting organised after a tractor rally between Thrikkaipatta to Muttil in the hill district.
“The entire world can see the difficulties faced by Indian farmers. But the government in Delhi is unable to understand the pain of the farmers,” Gandhi said.
He drove the tractor from Thrikaripatta to Muttil covering six kms and many vehicles participated in the rally.
“Agriculture is the only business that belongs to Bharat Mata and few people want to own this business,” he urged people to force the government to take back three laws that are detrimental to farming community.
He alleged the three laws are designed to destroy the agriculture system in India and give the entire business to two to three friends of Prime Minister Modi.
Stating that agriculture is the biggest business in the country worth ₹40 lakh crore and it is
owned by millions and millions of Indians, the Congress leader said, “agriculture is the only business that belongs to Bharat Mata” and a few people want to own this business.
He referred to the recent “hum do, hamare do” jibe he had made in Parliament to give a narrative that two people in the government are partnering with two people outside the government to control the Indian agriculture.
The Congress leader also took on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on MGNREGA. He alleged Modi had “ridiculed” the rural job scheme when he took over as PM in 2014 but was later “forced to accept” the fact that the programme brought in by the previous UPA government played the role of “saviour” of people of the country during the Covid-19 pandemic.