Oppn unites to support farmers’ Dec. 8 Bandh

Want agri laws, Electricity Amendment Bill withdrawn

The Opposition parties, led by the Congress, five Left parties, NCP and DMK, on Sunday supported the December 8 “Bharat Bandh” call given by the farmers’ unions demanding a repeal of the three agriculture-related laws passed recently by the government. The AAP, Trinamul Congress, RJD, TRS and several other regional parties have also supported the strike call.

“We the undersigned leaders of political parties extend our solidarity with the ongoing massive struggle by the Indian farmers organised by various kisan organisations from across the country and extend our support to their call for a Bharat Bandh on December 8 demanding the withdrawal of these retrograde agri-laws and the Electricity Amendment Bill,” the parties said in a

joint statement.

The statement further said the new agri-laws were passed in Parliament in a “brazen anti-democratic manner preventing a structured discussion and voting, threaten India’s food security, destroy

Indian agriculture and our farmers, lay the basis for the abolishment of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) and mortgage Indian agriculture and our markets to the caprices of multi-national agri-business corporates and domestic corporates”.

“The Centre must adhere to democratic processes and norms and meet the legitimate dem-ands of our kisans-annadatas,” it said.

The Congress said it will protest at all district and state headquarters.