Tuesday, 29 September 2020 | PNS | Dehradun
In protest against the passage of three farm bills from parliament, the Uttarakhand Congress held a massive demonstration and organised a march to the Raj Bhawan on Monday. Large number of Congress leaders and workers assembled at the party office on Rajpur road on the day and proceeded on a march towards the governor’s house. The slogan shouting Congressmen were stopped by the police near Hathibadkala barrier. It resulted in heated verbal exchanges and minor scuffle between agitated workers of the party and police. The Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Pritam Singh and other leaders squatted on the road and started a Dharna. Later the Congress leaders handed over a memorandum directed to the governor Baby Rani Maurya to the ADM Administration.
Addressing the workers, PCC president Pritam Singh said that three bills passed by the parliament in the monsoon session are a conspiracy to make 65 Crore farmers of the country slaves. Terming the Narendra Modi led BJP government as anti farmer, the PCC president said that PM Modi himself is the chief conspirator. He said that the new farm laws would result in demolition of the MSP system after which the farmers would not be able to get proper price for their produce. He added that the plan to abolish Mandis is a conspiracy to make farmers handicapped. The PCC president alleged that PM Modi has legitimized hoarding and black marketing by amending the essential commodities act- 1955. He said that farmers of the country are agitated at new farm laws and are on the roads to express their anger.
Former Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) President Kishore Upadhyaya, Rajya Sabha MP, Pradeep Tamta, MLAs Mamta Rakesh, Manoj Rawat, Vice Presidents Ranjit Rawat, Surya Kant Dhasmana, former ministers Surveer Singh Sajwan, Matbar Singh Kandar, former MLAs Vijaypal Sajwan, Rajkumar, Sarita Arya, Jeet Ram, Sarita Arya and others attended the March.
