Farmers have been protesting on different borders of the national capital since November 26 against the three farm laws newly enacted by the Centre.
The granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi, Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee, on Saturday (February 13) visited the Ghazipur border outside Delhi and extended her support to the farmers protesting there for the last few months against the farm laws passed by the central government. 84-year-old Bhattacharjee termed her visit 'apolitical'.
"I have not come here for any political party and there is no police escort with us. I am an 87-year-old senior citizen of this country. We have come here today for the farmers, who feed us all our life. If farmer brothers will not benefit, the country will not be benefitted," said Bhattacharjee, in her address to the protesting farmers.
She is the Chairperson of the National Gandhi Museum and visited the protest site with other workers of the Gandhi Foundation. Bhattacharjee further said, "I always stand with the truth. I have absolutely no knowledge about politics."
She shared the stage with Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait during her visit to the protest site.
A BKU statement quoted her as saying, "I want that whatever happens, farmers should be benefitted by it. Nobody is unaware of the hard work that the farmers do, and it is not to be said again that in the benefit of farmers lies the benefit of our country and all of us."
Bhattacharjee's visit comes two days after PM Narendra Modi said that the farm laws were brought to ease the difficulties faced in agriculture during the Lok Sabha session.
"We are working for the country. I once again urge farmers to come for talks and resolve the issues," said the prime minister.
It is to be noted that the government offered to put the farm laws 'on hold' for 12-18 months but this offer was rejected by the farmers' unions who want a repeal of these laws.
Farmers have been protesting on the different borders of the national capital since November 26 against the three newly enacted farm laws: Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; the Farmers Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and farm Services Act 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.
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