Farmers' issue should be resolved in Parliament winter session: Preneet Kaur

Pointing out that many sections of society are now supporting farmers, Preneet Kaur on Sunday said the protests will only grow with time and that's why there's a need to listen to the farmers and finish the talk in next round of parliament session to bring a new law as farmers want.

New Delhi: Former Minister of State for External Affairs and Member of Parliament from Patiala, Preneet Kaur on Sunday joined Congress MPs from Punjab, Haryana, Bihar and Chhattisgarh to protest and demand the government to repeal farm acts in the winter session of the parliament.

Pointing out that many sections of society are now supporting farmers, she said the protests will only grow with time and that's why there's a need to listen to the farmers and finish the talk in next round of parliament session to bring new laws as farmers want.

Kaur added that since "the democratic voices are not heard" the farmers protest in India is getting international attention.

"Usually the sovereign right of a country is its own and we stand by it. Nobody should interfere but I think the government should listen to the voice of the farmers and the internal voice in the country. It should be settled internally as it impacts the Indian citizens, the Indian farmers in this case. Rest we cannot stop anybody giving an opinion," she added.

Farmers in India are protesting against new farm acts and international bodies like the United Nations has issued a statement on the same.

36 Parliamentarians in the UK have also written a letter to UK foreign secretary asking him to intervene. Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau also supported protests and in a statement said that Canada will always be there to defend the right of peaceful protest. Protests were also held by the Indian diaspora in the US, Canada, UK, Australia against farm acts on Saturday and Sunday.

With government proposing amendments to the acts and farmers demanding the repulsion all together, all the five meetings have been inconclusive. The next round of talks is due on Wednesday.