New Delhi: A delegation of Congress party, led by Rahul Gandhi, will meet President of India on December 24, 2020, to submit a memorandum with 2 crore signatures demanding the annulment of three farm laws.
In a statement released by Congress party, General Secretary Incharge of AICC, KC Venugopal stated, "Lakhs of India’s farmers have been on protest in freezing weather against the three blatantly anti-agriculture laws, aimed at bartering their interests in the hands of a select crony capitalist friends of Modi Government. They have been blocked from entering the National Capital of Delhi on for last 27 days despite prior notice and peaceful intent."
He further added, "The three anti-farmers legislation have caused immense pain and anguish among the farmers across India. The farmers have been agitating requesting the Government of India to annul these anti-farmers legislations and since last few days, they are sitting on an indefinite strike against these laws. 44 Farmers have already lost their lives during the ongoing protests."
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In September, Congress had launched a nationwide signature campaign for collecting memoranda of appeals addressed to the President of India signed by the farmers, farm labourers and other stakeholders opposing these legislations.
The opposition party informed that around 2 crore signatures, urging the intervention of President of India for withdrawal of the three Legislations, have been collected till now. These signatures will be submitted to the President by Congress delegation on Thursday.
"The arrogant Modi government having initially duped the farmers' group by putting on a conciliatory face, soon made its intransigence apparent. It has become absolutely clear that the Modi Govt is only committed to the welfare of large corporates instead of innocent farmers and farm labour," said Venugopal. Conclusion:He even alleged that the government has been on an overdrive using public money to create "false propaganda" and narrative in favour of the farm laws, while "discrediting" the protesting farmers.
