Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee (JPCC) on Thursday announced that the party will hold a tractor rally in Jharkhand against the three farm laws brought by the Central Government.
Addressing a Press meet at the party headquarter in the State Capital, Agriculture Minister, Badal said that the party will hold the rally against the agriculture laws on January 31 and the rally will start from Kargil Chowk in Godda and end at Shahid Sthal situated at Rohini in Deoghar..
The Agriculture Minister said that the rally will be organised in the Gandhian way, the strong voice of the farmers will be conveyed from the Shahid Sthal of Rohini in Deoghar to the ears of the emperor living in Raisina Hills in the National Capital. He said that the rally would be organised in a peaceful environment and in democratic way. Through this the attention of the Central Government will be drawn, he added.
Badal said, "If we do not convey our voices to the ears of the emperor, the coming generations would never forgive us. JPCC Chief, Rameshwar Oraon, Legislative Party leader Alamgir Alam, Minister Satyanand Bhokta, MLAs of the party will be present at the spot on the day." He said that the peasants living in every part of the State will come on the streets; the common people of Jharkhand will also come out on the streets to express their support with full force on January 31. Farmers are being invited by holding meetings everywhere to participate in a huge tractor rally which will be organized in the Gandhian way on the day. The party workers and officials are visiting several places to invite the farmers from across the State participate in the rally, he added.
Badal condemned the incident that took place at Red Fort in Delhi on January 26. He said that hundreds of people lost their lives in the movement that has been going on for two months but not a single bird was killed during the period, but how a group of agitators became violent on the day. He appealed to the Supreme Court to conduct a judicial inquiry into the matter by taking suo motu cognizance of the matter. During this time Badal also raised a finger on the internal security of the Country.