Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Opposition while speaking in favour of the controversial farm bills that were passed in both houses of the Parliament amid protests. While stating that the proposed laws were the “need of the 21st century India”, Modi said that the Opposition parties were creating the controversy, instigating farmers with lies as they felt they are “losing control”.
At an address to the people of Bihar – which goes to the polls just months from now – the PM said over a video, that farmers in many states were benefitting from the ordnances issued in June this year. This, he said was happening in West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, where farmers have benefitted by 15-25 per cent more this year compared to their last year’s income. “But some people feel they are losing control, so they are trying to mislead farmers on the Minimum Support Price,” he said, and added that these people were sitting on the recommendations of the Swaminathan Committee on MSP for years. He was hinting at the Congress on this.
A major controversy has been growing across the country in the past few weeks over three farm bills which the Opposition parties are protesting against. Last week, BJP’s ally Akali Dal – quit the government stating they had raised issues over the farm bills but these concerns were not addressed by the government. On Sunday, there was chaos in the Rajya Sabha over two bills being passed. The Opposition parties said their protests were not heard and rules were broken to scuttle their voices. Eight Opposition MPs — including Trinamool Congress’ Derek O’Brien — were suspended on Monday over their manner of protest.
Meanwhile, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee accused the Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre of imposing dictatorship, ruining the federal structure in the country while criticising “the manner in which the farm bills were passed in the Rajya Sabha on Sunday”.
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