NDA ally Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) in Haryana warned the BJP that it may not hesitate to step out of the Government if the demand of the agitating farmers was not met by the Centre.
JJP chief Dushyant Chautala, who is Deputy Chief Minister of the State with core electoral base of Jat farming community, has said his party would stand with farmers on the MSP issue.
If the standoff between the farmers and the Centre continues, pressure is expected to increase on all non-BJP Haryana MLAs who helped the BJP form the Government.
JJP leaders claimed that Chautala will resign from his post if farmers were not given “justice” by the Centre. JJP has asked the Centre to resolve the demands of the farmers related to MSP as soon as possible, they said.
“The JJP has asked the Central Government to consider the demands of the farmers. It is important to get an assurance from the Government on MSP. We are hopeful that the Centre will talk to the farmers and resolve the issue soon so that the deadlock can be broken,” said a JJP spokesperson.
National president of the JJP and former MP Ajay Singh Chautala had also asked the Centre to bring a law on MSP.
Earlier, the ongoing farmers agitation on the outskirts of Delhi has led another NDA ally Rashtriya Loktantrik Party leader and Nagaur MP Hanuman Beniwal asked the Centre and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to immediately withdraw the farm laws lest he would quit the alliance.
The Congress in Rajasthan is seeking to bring Beniwal to its fold in the State, sources said.