New Delhi: Vijaypal Singh Tomar, BJP Rajya Sabha MP and former National President of Rashtriya Kisan Morcha took a jibe at farmers leader Rakesh Tikait accusing him of taking a 'U-turn' on farm laws. He said that Tikait was happy with the Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce Bill initially but later changed his course. "Tikaiat also expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for fulfilling the 27-year-old dream of his father. But later, he changed his stand and joined the protest against these laws. However, he called off the protest for which I welcome him," Tomar said.
It may be recalled that the protesting farmers at the borders of the national capital declared on December 9 that they would finally end the year-long protests that started on November 26 last year. The announcement is official, while the farmers have already started to vacate the protest sites that had become their home for the last 12 months.
The announcement came after the protesting farmers received a letter from the Central government, with promises of forming a committee on Minimum Support Price (MSP) and withdrawing cases against the detained protesters with immediate effect.