BJP Government has reminded us of the exploitation of farmers during the British Era.
Kumari Selja also said the Prime Minister should also listen to the concerns of farmers. The BJP Government has never worked in the interest of farmers and Government is mentally and physically harassing farmers through its stubbornness.
Chandigarh/ 16th, December : The General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee, former Union Minister, and MP from Sirsa Kumari Selja has expressed concern over the deteriorating health of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal. Kumari Selja said that the government must take appropriate steps in this regard and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take immediate action to address the farmers’ demands. Dallewal himself has written an open letter to the Prime Minister raising 13 demands, including the MSP Guarantee Law, but the government seems unwilling to listen to the farmers. The government has turned the Punjab and Haryana borders into something akin to the India-Pakistan border. Instead of addressing the farmers’ issues, they are being met with water cannons and tear gas shells.
In a statement released to the media, Kumari Selja said that the worsening health of Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is leading the protest at the Khanauri border, and said that his condition remains critical. She urged the government to abandon its stubborn stance and engage in dialogue with the farmers to resolve their problems. However, the government continues to treat the Punjab-Haryana border like an international conflict zone. Water cannons and tear gas are being used against the farmers. The same government had promised the implementation of MSP (Minimum Support Price) to end farmers’ protests but has since forgotten its promises. If the government has even a little respect for the Constitution, it should acknowledge that it made a commitment to implement MSP. Kumari Selja has said that the Congress has been fighting for farmers’ rights from the streets to the Parliament. She said that the BJP of prioritizing the interests of capitalists over those of farmers and claimed that the BJP government has never worked for farmers’ welfare. The BJP does not understand the hardships of farmers and laborers. Farmers must receive the minimum support price for their crops. Congress has supported the farmers from day one and insists that the government fulfill its promise by enacting the MSP law. When farmers try to voice their grievances by heading to Delhi, the Haryana government responds with brutal actions. Farmers are neither criminals nor have they damaged public property, yet the government has resorted to violent baton charges, water cannons, and tear gas on them in the freezing cold.
Kumari Selja said that the actions of the Haryana government as inhumane and an example of tyranny. Kumari Selja questioned whether the Prime Minister doesn’t have even a moment to listen to the farmers’ plight. She said that if Congress comes to power, it will give legal status to MSP. The BJP government cannot silence the farmers’ voices through force, and Congress will protect their democratic rights. She said that why the BJP government is hesitant to provide a guarantee of minimum support price to farmers. If farmers stop producing grain, even the governance in Delhi would come to a halt. She concluded by saying that the Modi government’s treatment of farmers reflects the kind of exploitation that farmers suffered during the British era.
