BJP seeks apology from Rahul Gandhi, alleges Congress instigated farmers on January 26
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday sought an apology from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, alleging that the Opposition party had “instigated farmers” carrying out tractor parade in the national capital on January 26. The protest saw violence and chaotic scenes.
Addressing a press conference at BJP headquarters, he alleged the Congress does not want farmers’ agitation to end and said people will give the party a befitting reply.
Javadekar said the Government had held 11 rounds of discussion with farmers and expressed its willingness to put the new farm laws on hold for about 18 months. “These laws are an attempt to give the farmer a choice. This Congress also understands but it does not want to let the compromise happen. In a way, sometimes it seems that these parties who have been defeated in the elections are all gathered and trying to create unrest in the country,”
he said.
The BJP leader asserted that everyone who indulged in or incited violence should be punished. He alleged that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was provoking farmers.
“The violence that unfolded in Delhi yesterday cannot be condemned enough. Everyone who incited it should be punished.
India will not forget the insult of the Tricolour. Congress has continuously fuelled farmers’ protests. There is a Congress government in Punjab. Some farmers were saying that there is a final match on January 26. Then the Punjab government should have kept a vigil on tractors and arrested habitual criminals,” Javadekar said.