Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal speaking in the Assembly on Thursday [Photo/Delhi Assembly]
Kejriwal tears farm laws copies in assembly, accuses BJP of bringing them to get funds for elections ANI | Updated: Dec 17, 2020 18:12 IST
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday tore the copies of the three recently enacted farm laws in the special assembly session and accused the BJP of bringing these laws to get funds for elections. BJP has made the elections very costly in the last few years. The farm laws have been made by the BJP for getting funds for elections, Kejriwal said.
Will not interfere in farmers protest, says SC; NCP demands special Parliament session, Tomar writes letter A farmer from Punjab was found dead near the Tikri border on Thursday morning while the key routes on Delhi borders remained closed on the 22nd day of the farmers agitation FP Staff December 17, 2020 23:15:42 IST Protesting farmers listen to a speaker at the Delhi- Haryana border, outskirts of New Delhi. AP
The Supreme Court on Thursday acknowledged the farmers right to protest, saying it will not interfere in the agitation against the Centre s three contentious farm laws at the borders of Delhi and mooted the idea of putting on hold the implementation of the laws. Meanwhile, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar reached out to the protesters, once again stating that the government would give a written assurance that the MSP system will
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Kejriwal said 20 protesting farmers have died so far and asked the Centre when it will wake up
The Centre should not be under the impression that the farmers will simply return to their homes
In 1907, a farmers protest had continued for nine months till the British rulers repealed some laws, he added
Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday (December 17) addressing a special session of Delhi Assembly, called to discuss farmers agitation, said, I want to ask the Central government how many sacrifices farmers will have to make, to get their voices heard.
Addressing the session, Kejriwal said, Every farmer has become Bhagat Singh. Govt is saying that they are reaching out to farmers and trying to explain the benefits of Farm Bills. UP CM told farmers that they ll benefit from these bills as their land won t be taken away. Is it a benefit?
: Thursday, December 17, 2020, 6:27 PM IST
Kejriwal tears farm laws in assembly, accuses BJP of bringing them to get funds for elections
Kejriwal said that in 1907 the farmers of Punjab had agitated against the British government when they had also passed laws which affected them. He said the British had to repeal these laws.
Kejriwal tears farm laws in assembly, accuses BJP of bringing them to get funds for elections
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New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday tore the copies of the three recently enacted farm laws in the special assembly session and accused the BJP of bringing these laws to get funds for elections.
AAP MLAs tear farm laws copies in Delhi Assembly ANI | Updated: Dec 17, 2020 21:48 IST
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Three Aam Aadmi Party MLAs - Mahendra Goyal, Somnath Bharati and Gopal Rai - tore copies of recently enacted central farm laws during the special Delhi Assembly session called on Thursday.
Gopal Rai, who is also the Environment Minister, said that farmers are the backbone of the country and any attack on the system will be fought against.
Later, BJP MLA Mohan Singh Bisht targeted Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly not giving time to meet the mayors of the corporations. The ruling party MLAs subsequently created a ruckus on the matter.