Sonia Gandhi, Rahul hits out at Centre over farmers' protest

Congress party president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday hit out at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government over the ongoing farmers’ agitation and called for the repeal of three agricultural laws that have triggered widespread protests. “In this biting cold and rain, our farmers have been protesting on the borders of Delhi for 39 days now. Their plight is concern for all the citizens and I,” Gandhi said.

In her statement Mrs Gandhi alleged that ever since independence, this is the first arrogant government to have come to power that doesn’t care for the farmers who feed, let alone the citizens. Mrs Gandhi said that the government’s stand is tantamount to arrogance and it must recognize that the true meaning of democracy is to protect the rights and interests of the farmers and workers.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also accused the Central government of being apathetic towards farmers and being empathetic to its “suit-boot friends”. In his tweet he said farmers being martyred whil Modi's freinds benefit. Congress spokesperson Gourav Vallabh, in a press briefing at the party headquarters in New Delhi, urged the government to take cognisance of the cold, urgently address the farmers’ demands and repeal the laws. He said that amid the impasse with the government, farmers were being martyred at the border.