Those stopping supply trains carrying supplies to soldiers can’t be farmers: Agriculture Minister Tomar
Delhi Dec, 18 (PTK) Narendra Singh Tomar in an open letter to farmers said that those stopping trains carrying supplies to soldiers at the borders, especially at a time when the situation in Ladakh is “challenging” cannot be farmers.
After rejection from the farmer unions to accept the concessions he proposed, Union Agriculture Minister slammed the opposition parties and others supporting the farmers protest to “make innocent farmers puppets of politics.”
He referred to the point of “boycotting Indian products” which was a call by the farmers regarding Ambani and Adani products.
In response to this he said “At a time when the country is moving forward with its resolve of Atmanirbhar Bharat and vocal is going local, the intention of these people who have called for the boycott of India’s products must be identified.”
In an 8-page letter wrote by Tomar, he included topics of farmers related to their protest, Congress and AAP.
“The Congress did not implement the Swaminathan Committee report for 8 years, how can the Congress be a well-wisher of farmers… Why have UPA government ministers, who used to write letters in favour of these reforms, done a U-turn now.” He said
The letter also said that “The Aam Aadmi Party wrote in its Punjab election manifesto that it will give farmers the facility to sell their produce outside the mandi, why is it now speaking against it”
PM Narendra Modi retweeted Tomar’s letter and said that the Minister had expressed his feelings and tried to have a humble conversation with the farmers. He requested all the “annadattas” to read the letter and all the countrymen to make it reach to as many as possible people.
Tomar said that the farmers should think what their goal was when they started the movement and what has the movement led to today. He requested them to not get misled and think on the basis of facts.
He said “It is the duty of our Government to remove all our doubts and answer all your queries.”(PTK)
