Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday interacted virtually with farmers from several States. Accusing the Central Government of ‘breaking the back’ of the informal sector through its policy decisions, Rahul said while demonetisation and ‘ineffective’ rollout of GST had affected the poor, the recent farm laws are like a dagger through the heart of the farmers.
“We were told (demonetization) was aimed at fighting black money but that was a lie. The main aim was to financially hurt farmers and workers. Rollout of GST had the same aim. Similarly during the coronavirus pandemic too, money was needed but they did not give any,” Rahul said during the 10-minute-long interaction which was telecast on his social media handles on Monday.
“The aim of this Government is to break the back of farmers and workers. There is no difference between demonetization and the farm laws. Or between the rollout of GST and the farm laws. The only difference is that the three farm laws are like a dagger through your hearts…I am very clear that we need to oppose this not just for the farmers alone but for the country,” he added.
During the interaction, farmers from states like Punjab, Bihar, Haryana and Maharashtra shared their views on the issue and raised concerns over minimum support price (MSP), scope of earning from their produce among other topics.
