I used to be born to farmer-mother, I do know extra about agriculture than Rahul Gandhi: Rajnath Singh

New Delhi: Slamming Rahul Gandhi over assaults on the federal government over farm legal guidelines, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh stated that he is aware of extra about agriculture than the Congress chief as he was born in an agriculture household to a farmer-mother and Prime Minister Narendra Modi was additionally born in a poor household.
In an unique interview with ANI Editor Smita Prakash, he stated that agriculture legal guidelines had been in favour of farmers and talks shouldn’t be held with “yes or no” mindset. The remarks of the minister got here forward of the sixth spherical of talks between the federal government and the farm unions protesting in opposition to the brand new farm legal guidelines enacted by the federal government.
The minister stated that farmers ought to maintain clause by clause talks on the three legal guidelines and the federal government will make amendments if there’s a want to take action. Rajnath Singh, a former union agriculture minister, stated the federal government is completely delicate in the direction of farmers and the poor of the nation and “their pain is our pain”.

Rahul Gandhi is youthful to me and I do know greater than him about agriculture. Because I’ve been born from womb of a farmer-mother. We can not take choices in opposition to the farmers: Defence Minister Rajanth Singh pic.twitter.com/SN45GA51Lf
— ANI (@ANI) December 30, 2020

He stated the federal government can not take choices which aren’t within the curiosity of farmers. “Rahulji is younger to me and I know more than him about agriculture. Because I have been born from womb of a farmer-mother. I am the son of a farmer and we cannot take decisions against the farmers. Our Prime Minister was also born from the womb of a poor mother. I want to say this only and there is no need to say anything else,” Singh stated.
He was requested about Rahul Gandhi assembly President Ram Nath Kovind and presenting a memorandum with over two crore signatures for repeal of three farm legal guidelines. The minister stated there have been makes an attempt by “some forces to create doubts in the minds of farmers regarding the farm laws”.
Derogatory remarks shouldn’t be made in opposition to a PM: Rajnath Singh

#WATCH Derogatory remarks should not be made in opposition to a PM. PM isn’t just a person however an establishment. I’ve by no means used abusive phrases in opposition to any former prime minister. “Mar ja, mar ja” slogans had been raised in opposition to PM, I felt actually damage: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh pic.twitter.com/4skeQqtXLH
— ANI (@ANI) December 30, 2020

“We are trying to remove these doubts. We have talked to many farmers and humbly, I want to say it again that talk with government clause by clause on the law. I think talks should not be held in ‘yes’ or ‘no’. There should talks based on logic. If the government realizes that there is a need to do amendment in any clause, it will do that,” he added.
He appealed to farmers of Punjab to not vandalise communication towers.
“It should not happen. I think farmers of Punjab should think about it. If anyone is involved in this, then it should be stopped,” he stated.

#WATCH These allegations shouldn’t be made by anybody in opposition to farmers. We categorical our deepest respect in the direction of farmers. They are ‘annadatas’: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on being requested about farmers being termed ‘naxals’ and ‘khalistanis’ pic.twitter.com/d8B8i3C8qc
— ANI (@ANI) December 30, 2020

The minister stated that the contribution of Sikh brothers in defending the nation’s self-respect and its tradition will all the time be remembered.
“India can never forget the sacrifice of Sikh brothers in protecting the self-respect of the country, its culture,” he stated.