Tractor rally against the three farm laws held at Doiwala
The Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Pritam Singh has said that the Narendra Modi led BJP government has provided a mortal blow on the farmers, farming and farms by passing three draconian laws from the parliament recently. He claimed that the farmers of the country are angry with the government. The PCC president was addressing the ‘Tractor rally’ organised at Doiwala here on Tuesday. He said that the farmers of the country are suffering from anti farmer policies of the Narendra Modi government and the Congress party is standing firmly with the farmers. Singh said that the demand for farm regulation act was not made by any association of farmers so there was no need of bringing these bills in parliament at the time of pandemic of Covid-19. He claimed that these laws would ensure the end of the farmers right over their farms and farm produces. Launching into an attack on the BJP government of Uttarakhand the PCC president said that in the elections of 2017, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had declared that the loans of farmers would be waived off in Uttarakhand if the double engine government is formed in the state but in last quarter to four years this promise was not fulfilled. He said that debt ridden farmers were forced to commit suicide for the first time in last 72 years in Uttarakhand. The PCC president said that the BJP governments of centre and state are anti farmer and the Congress party is standing shoulder to shoulder with the farmers.
Addressing the rally, former minister Hira Singh Bisht said that farmers, youth, traders, employees and all sections of society are suffering under the Trivendra Singh Rawat regime and now want freedom from the BJP government. The vice president of Uttarakhand Congress Surya Kant Dhasmana said that the BJP government doesn’t have money to pay the pending dues of the sugarcane farmers but the CM is making an announcement to spend Rs 25000 Crore in Gairsain. The convener of the rally, Gaurav Chaudhary said that the farmers of Uttarakhand have now become united against the BJP government.
The tractor rally meandered through Lacchiwala flyover, Tehsil, Doiwala market and ended at Gurudwara Singh Sabha Doiwala. Large number of farmers and Congress workers participated in the rally. The rally was also addressed by general secretary of Uttarakhand Congress Vijay Saraswat, Surveer Singh Sajwan, former MLA Ambrish Kumar and others.
Wednesday, 11 November 2020 | PNS | Dehradun
