Leaders of 14 Opp parties attend Kisan Sansad

 

Leaders of 14 Opp parties attend Kisan Sansad

Two days after they showed a “united face” over a breakfast meeting, several leaders of Opposition parties, including former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, on Friday extended their solidarity to protesting farmers and joined their Kisan Sansad at Jantar Mantar in Delhi asserting that  the three “black” agri laws will have to be withdrawn.

Leaders of 14 Opposition parties met at Parliament House and then reached the nearby Jantar Mantar on a bus to participate in the Kisan Sansad, which began on July 22 to mark over seven months of the farmers’ protests at Delhi’s border points. The leaders neither spoke from the podium of the Kisan Sansad nor were they seated on the dais.

Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge and several other Congress leaders besides members from other Opposition parties were present at the meeting at Parliament House.

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, RJD leader Manoj Kumar Jha, CPI (M) leader Elamaram Kareem, CPI leader Binoy Viswam, IUML leader Mohammed Bashir and DMK leader Tiruchi Siva were among those present at Jantar Mantar. AAP and TMC leaders were not present at the Kisan Sansad site.

Before their participation in the farmer’s protest, the leaders of several of Congress, DMK, TMC, NCP, Shiv Sena,  RJD, SP, CPI(M), AAP, CPI, IUML, RSP,  NC and LJD attended an Opposition meeting. The Opposition leaders also discussed their floor strategy in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha of Parliament during the meeting. This was their fourth meeting in a week’s time to make an effort to consolidate the Opposition to take on the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the next Lok Sabha polls in 2024.

“Today all Opposition parties together decided to support the farmers and demand the withdrawal of the three farm laws. We want to give our entire support to all the farmers of the country,” Rahul Gandhi told the media.

“It will not work with a discussion on the farm laws and these black laws will have to be withdrawn,” Rahul said, when asked that the Government says it is ready to hold talks with farmers.

He also alleged that the Government is not allowing the Opposition to raise the Pegasus snooping issue in Parliament. “You know what is happening in Parliament.  We want to discuss the Pegasus (snooping) issue and they are not allowing it to happen. (Prime Minister) Narendra Modi has got into every telephone,” he said.

The farmers are protesting against the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020, the Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.

Source: https://www.dailypioneer.com/2021/pioneer-exclusive/leaders-of-14-opp-parties-attend-kisan-sansad.html

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