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With Growing Trust Deficit for Modi Govt, Will Opposition Gain From the Kisan Mahapanchayat Model?
Farmersâ opposition to the new laws has come as a shot in the arm for multiple opposition parties, who have dwindled to make their presence felt in the face of BJP s media machinery.
Farmers in large numbers attend the Kisan Mahapanchayat in UP s Shamli district on February 5. Photo: PTI
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isan mahapanchayat in Bhainswal village, Shamli on February 5, it was Priyanka Gandhiâs turn to address a similar gathering of farmers on Wednesday.Â
Addressing an estimated crowd of 10,000 farmers at Chilkana, Sahranpur, all of whom had congregated to protest against the new farm laws, the Congress leader minced no words to target the Union government, and said that it was pushing through the legislations without the consent of those who stand to be the most affected by them.Â
Farmers’ agitation helping Jats and Muslims mend fences
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The relationship between the two traditional allies had soured after the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots, helping the BJP gain ground in the region. The Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) is helping bridge the gap between the two communities as its functionaries come from both Jat and Muslim communities.
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SHAMLI: Jats and Muslims seem to be mending fences in western UP amid the farmers’ agitation against the three central farm laws aimed at deregulating the sale and distribution of crops.
The relationship between the two traditional allies had soured after the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots, helping the BJP gain ground in the region.
Security personnel stand guard next to police barricades as farmers continue their protest against the central government s recent agricultural reforms blocking a highway at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh state border in Ghaziabad on February 6, 2021. AFP
NEW DELHI: As the farmers camp out at the edges of the Indian capital, protesting new agricultural laws they say will devastate their earnings, the mainstream and social media have come under unprecedented attacks from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party.
Critics say it has used the massive demonstrations to escalate a crackdown on free speech, detaining journalists and freezing Twitter accounts.
Its a very chilling development for the press, said Apar Gupta, executive director of the Internet Freedom Foundation, a digital rights advocacy group.