PM Modi has given 3 options- starvation, unemployment and suicide: Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Thursday whereas talking in Lok Sabha alleged that the brand new farm legal guidelines introduced by the federal government will result in “collapse of mandi system, allow unlimited hoarding and prevent aggrieved farmers from moving courts”.
Participating within the dialogue on the union finances in Lok Sabha right here, Gandhi stated he was talking on the “content and intent” of three farm legal guidelines to which Prime Minister Narendra Modi had referred in his speech on Wednesday.
PM says he has given choices. Yes, you gave 3 choices – starvation, unemployment and suicide, Rahul Gandhi stated in Lok Sabha
PM says he has given choices. Yes, you gave 3 choices – starvation, unemployment and suicide: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha
— ANI (@ANI) February 11, 2021
“Yesterday while addressing the House, PM said that the Opposition is talking about the agitation but not about the content and intent of Farm Laws. I thought I should make him happy today and speak on the content and intent of the laws,” he stated.
Gandhi alleged that the primary legislation “was aimed at finishing the mandis”.
“The content of the second law is that big businessmen can store as much food grains, fruits and vegetables as they want. They can hoard as much as they want. Content of the second law is to end the Essential Commodities Act. It is, to start unlimited hoarding in India,” he stated.
राहुल गांधी ने सदन में मनमानी की तो स्पीकर ने टोका, कहा सदन कैसे चलेगा इसकी जिम्मेदारी मुझे दी गई है…@RahulGandhi @ombirlakota #LokSabha pic.twitter.com/85oGyqc11B
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“The content of the third law is that when a farmer goes before the biggest businessman of India to demand the right price for his crops, he will not be allowed to go to the Court,” he added.
He alleged that the brand new farm legal guidelines will result in “bhookh, berozgaari and aatma hatya” (hunger, unemployment and suicides).
The content material of the primary legislation is that one can have limitless buy of foodgrains, fruits & greens wherever within the nation. If the acquisition is limitless wherever within the nation, then who would go to Mandis? The content material of the primary legislation is to complete the mandis: Rahul Gandhi
— ANI (@ANI) February 11, 2021
Farmers have been protesting on the completely different borders of the nationwide capital since November 26 final yr in opposition to the three newly enacted farm legal guidelines: Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; the Farmers Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and farm Services Act 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.
