Congress MP says Khalistanis are trying to hijack farmer protests
Congress MP from Ludhiana, Punjab, Ravneet Singh Bittu, has claimed that Khalistani components are trying to hijack the protests in opposition to the just lately handed farm legal guidelines. His feedback got here after he was booed away by protesting farmers.
#Breaking | After being booed away by protesting farmers, Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu, claims there was a ‘Khalistani’ hand within the incident. Listen in. Details by Priyank Tripathi. pic.twitter.com/C3VQeNcA7d— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) January 24, 2021
“We will not be intimidated by those raising Khalistani flags and slogans. Those who (attacked us) are the so-called Naxalites, Khalistanis or from 2020 (Referendum 2020),” stated Ravneet Singh Bittu. He additional claimed that protesters have been being paid Rs. 1,80,00,000 to boost Khalistani flags.
When the federal government had stated the identical factor on the Supreme Court, the Congress celebration had claimed that the federal government was maligning the farmers. The Congress celebration, in the meantime, is trying to downplay the remarks.
The celebration spokesperson has stated, ‘Farmers are expressing their anger. These people are our own. We firmly stand with our farmers.’
#Breaking | Congress downplays Ravneet Singh Bittu’s ‘Khalistani’ remarks. ‘Farmers are expressing their anger. These persons are our personal. We firmly stand with our farmers.’Listen in. pic.twitter.com/7oCQAe8ssq— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) January 24, 2021
Ravneet Singh Bittu had earlier stoked an issue by threatening violence. He had stated, “They (the government) think that we will get tired after some time and give up on our sit-in protest. But no! We will pile up corpses. We will shed blood and can go to any extent to achieve our objectives.”
He had additionally unfold faux information relating to the farm legal guidelines and indulged in fearmongering claiming that Reliance, Google and WhatsApp will purchase wheat in massive portions and hoard it with a purpose to exploit the farmers.
