INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi came out in strong defence of the three controversial agricultural reform laws generated by his
government and advised the opposing farmers to end their agitation
Responding to the dispute on the motion of thanks on the President's address in the Rajya Sabha on Monday, Mr Modi stated: End your
demonstrations and we will all sit together and talk
We are all set for talks and I am inviting you once again for a dialogue from this Home
The PM added that agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar was in talks with the farmers' union leaders.Taking on the Opposition, the PM
stated the Congress had taken a U-turn on the farm laws, reading out the words of previous PM Manmohan Singh
He included: Those who are not listening to what we are stating will ideally listen to Manmohan Ji's words
You should, in reality, take pride in the truth that Modi has to do what Manmohan Singh said long earlier
Mr Modi guaranteed farmers that MSP tha, MSP hai ..
aur MSP rahega (the minimum assistance cost will remain)
Nobody needs to spread misinformation, he included
The PM hinted that there was a conspiracy behind the demonstrations and said FDI could be called Foreign Destructive Ideology , which the
nation ought to be aware of this.With the protests against the farm laws having actually gone international, with tweets by pop icon Rihanna
and Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg supporting the agitating farmers, Mr Modi said: In the last couple of years, we have witnessed
a brand-new classification of protesters 'Andolan jeevi', who one can see in every agitation
We require to secure this country from these 'Andolan Jeevi', who are actually 'parjeevi'
They do not have their own strength, however they sign up with all agitations
Speaking about the Opposition's protests versus the farm laws, the PM said: A lot was discussed in the House but mostly it was on the
demonstration, not on the service ..
you can oppose the treatment but could have described to farmers that it is due time for these farm reforms ..
now they are saying they were not consulted in the past, like 'fufaji' uncle who gets angry for not being welcomed to a wedding event ..
this happens in big families
Mr Modi included that the earlier framework did not work positively for the farmers and declared the Opposition parties had actually kept
quiet on the core problems of farmers
Mr Modi said the variety of minimal farmers with little landholdings had actually increased from 51 percent in 1971 to 86 percent at
present.Taking a did at the internal strife within the Congress, Mr Modi said that while he mored than happy that Ghulam Nabi Azad had
actually applauded his federal government (on the holding of elections in Kashmir), he warned the Congress not to do the opposite even if Mr
He stated: I hope your party takes it in the ideal spirit
They shouldn't make the mistake of doing just the opposite considering it as the view of the G-23
The Congress, meanwhile, countered at the PM's assertions
Rajya Sabha MP Mallikarjun Kharge stated: In the wake of the farmers' agitation, we anticipated the Prime Minister would reclaim the laws
and bring them back to Parliament after speaking with all stakeholders
However he didn't discuss that
He just said individuals are agitating without comprehending the laws
Is it possible? He added: He (PM) is deceptive everyone by saying that people don't know what remains in the laws
