Farmers Union slams Minister s remarks calls them insulting News Today

  • | Tuesday | 23rd February, 2021

Chennai: Samkyukta Kisan Morcha an umbrella body of protesting farmers' unions accused Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar of 'insulting' farmers by his remarks that mere gathering of a crowd does not lead to revocation of the three farm laws. “Today farmers are getting support pouring in from all sides nationally and internationally. The protestors are not a crowd but our annadatas thanks to whom we are all alive today including people in the government. The party in power collected votes from this very crowd and this sort of insulting attitude towards our farmers is highly condemnable” the SKM said in statement. It also stated “Tomar insulted the farmers' movement by saying that laws cannot be repealed by collecting a crowd”.

Chennai: Samkyukta Kisan Morcha an umbrella body of protesting farmers unions accused Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar of insulting farmers by his remarks that mere gathering of a crowd does not lead to revocation of the three farm laws. In a statement the Morcha alleged that the current protests are a consequence of deep unhappiness and anger that was allowed to build up in farmers minds by the government. Tomar had reiterated that the Centre was ready to talk to the farmers protesting against the new agriculture laws and said that mere gathering of a crowd does not lead to revocation of legislations. “Today farmers are getting support pouring in from all sides nationally and internationally. The protestors are not a crowd but our annadatas thanks to whom we are all alive today including people in the government. The party in power collected votes from this very crowd and this sort of insulting attitude towards our farmers is highly condemnable” the SKM said in statement. It also stated “Tomar insulted the farmers movement by saying that laws cannot be repealed by collecting a crowd”.

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