‘Mark my words…’: Rahul Gandhi says Centre will be forced to repeal farm laws

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Thursday expressed confidence within the ongoing agitation by farmers’ unions at Delhi’s borders and claimed that the federal government could be compelled to repeal the farm legal guidelines launched by the federal government.

“Mark my words. Take it from me. The government will be forced to take these laws (newly introduced farm laws), back. Remember what I said,” Rahul Gandhi was quoted as saying by information company ANI.

He's in Tamil Nadu to take inventory of Congress’ preparation forward of the legislative meeting elections due in April-Could this 12 months and likewise participated in Pongal and Jallikattu celebrations in Madurai.

Gandhi additionally lashed out on the Centre alleging that these legal guidelines have been launched to learn multinational firms. The Congress chief, whereas chatting with the press, mentioned that these legal guidelines will profit a handful of people on the expense of farmers throughout the nation.

“(The) government isn't just neglecting them, it is conspiring to destroy them because they want to benefit 2-3 of their friends. They want to give what belongs to farmers to 2-3 of their friends. That's what's happening. Neglect is too weak a word to explain what is taking place,” he mentioned.

Farmers have additionally identified that the brand new legal guidelines will pave the best way for company farming and have an effect on procurement underneath the Minimal Help System (MSP). They've been protesting for greater than seven weeks in opposition to the Farmers’ Produce Commerce and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, the Farmers (Empowerment and Safety) Settlement on Value Assurance, and Farm Providers Act, 2020, and the Important Commodities (Modification) Act, 2020 at Delhi’s borders.

Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP) leaders had earlier attacked Rahul Gandhi relating to his stance on the farm legal guidelines. Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman had questioned Rahul Gandhi’s stance whereas highlighting that his social gathering, Congress, had talked about the reforms of their 2019 Lok Sabha elections manifesto.

“I want to ask Rahul Gandhi (that) were these pro-farmers policies not mentioned in the 2019 election manifesto of Congress? They are protesting just because those reforms are being implemented by PM Modi, and not them,” Sitharaman had requested.

In its plan for reforms within the agricultural sector, Congress’ election manifesto for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls had mentioned that if the social gathering varieties the federal government it might “repeal the Agricultural Produce Market Committees (APMC) Act and make trade in agricultural produce — including exports and inter-state trade — free from all restrictions.” The social gathering manifesto had additionally mentioned it maintains that the “Essential Commodities Act, 1955 belongs to the age of controls. Congress promises to replace the Act by an enabling law that can be invoked only in the case of emergencies.”