Congressman Rahul Gandhi retweeted his video commentary this morning. File
New Delhi:
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced this morning, Mr will withdraw the three rules Congress leader Rahul Gandhi shared an old video in which he predicted the turn of farmers who had been protesting for more than a year.
Comments made in January have been shared widely since Prime Minister Modi’s surprise announcement. The MP tweeted the video on January 14 with the caption: “Mark my words, the government will have to withdraw the anti-farmers law.”
In the video, he says: “I’m very, very proud of what the farmers are doing. And I fully support the farmers and I will continue to stand with them. I raised their issue at a yatra in Punjab and we’ll keep doing it. Mark my words. Take it away from me. These laws – the government will be forced to take them back. Remember what I said. “
This morning, he retweeted the video with the comment: “The ‘annadatas’ of the country have defeated arrogance with their satyagraha. Congratulations on your victory over this injustice. Jai Hind, Jai Hind ka Kisan ! .”
देश के अन्नदाता ने सत्याग्रह से अहंकार का सर झुका दिया.
!हिंद, हिंद !#FarmersProtesthttps://t.co/enrWm6f3Sq
– Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) November 19, 2021
The government has always insisted that the three agricultural laws enacted last September were aimed at reforming the sector, that farmers can now sell their produce to buyers outside of government-run wholesale markets. , where growers are guaranteed a minimum price. Farmers said the law would take away the guaranteed minimum price of their produce and leave them to businesses.
The protests and unrelenting anger have posed a major challenge to the BJP ahead of a series of key state polls, particularly in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, where farmers form a voting bloc big. The party has been sung by recent bypoll failures.
“While apologizing to the nation, I would like to say with a sincere and pure heart that there may be something missing in our tapasya (dedication) that we cannot explain the truth, clearly. as clear as the light of diya, for some of our farmers. Brethren. But today is Prakash Parv, not the time to blame anyone. Today, I want to say to the country that we are. decided to repeal three agricultural laws,” Prime Minister Modi said today.
The opposition welcomed the move but accused the government of brazenly eyeing poll results while making it.
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