New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday urged people to join the "Speak Up for Farmers" campaign, amid farmers' protests against the Central government's new farm laws.
देश का किसान काले कृषि क़ानूनों के ख़िलाफ़ ठंड में, अपना घर-खेत छोड़कर दिल्ली तक आ पहुँचा है।
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) November 30, 2020
सत्य और असत्य की लड़ाई में आप किसके साथ खड़े हैं-
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PM के पूँजीपति मित्र?#SpeakUpForFarmers pic.twitter.com/YKhBjG2FaL
"Modi government tortured farmers- first they brought in black laws and then used force/lathi-charged farmers. But they forgot that when farmers raise their voice then it resonates across the country. Join us through the #SpeakUpForFarmers campaign against the exploitation of our brother farmers," read Rahul's tweet (roughly translated from Hindi).
Farmers have been protesting at various places in Delhi and Haryana and have rejected the central government's offer to hold talks on December 3 saying that imposing conditions for starting a dialogue is an insult to them.
मोदी सरकार ने किसान पर अत्याचार किए- पहले काले क़ानून फिर चलाए डंडे लेकिन वो भूल गए कि जब किसान आवाज़ उठाता है तो उसकी आवाज़ पूरे देश में गूंजती है।
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) November 30, 2020
किसान भाई-बहनों के साथ हो रहे शोषण के ख़िलाफ़ आप भी #SpeakUpForFarmers campaign के माध्यम से जुड़िए। pic.twitter.com/tJ8bry6QWi
Around 32 farmer organisations, mostly from Punjab, and a few farmers from Gujarat and Maharashtra as well managed to reach Delhi on Friday and assembled at the border areas to continue their protest.
The farmers are protesting against The Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020, and The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has said that the Central government is ready for talks with the farmers' unions on December 3. (ANI)
