BJP's attack on Congress supporting 'Bharat Bandh', Ravi Shankar Prasad said - is involved in the movement to save survival

The BJP on Monday attacked the opposition parties, including the Congress, over the agitation of farmers against the three agricultural laws of the central government. Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the Congress joins the movement to save its existence. It is known that the farmers have announced 'Bharat Bandh' on December 8, which is supported by almost all opposition parties including Congress, Aam Aadmi Party.

Targeting the Congress, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said, "Today when the political existence of the Congress is ending. Frequent elections are being defeated, whether it is Lok Sabha, Assembly, or Municipal Corporation elections. It joins any opposition movement to save its existence.

He said that the laws that have been made for reforms related to farmers are being discussed for some doubts raised by some farmer organizations. Discussion has its process, which the government is doing. But suddenly all opposition or non-BJP parties have jumped. Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the leaders of the farmers movement have clearly said that political people will not come on our platform. We respect their feelings. But all these are jumping because they are getting another chance to oppose BJP and Narendra Modi.

'Congress promised in election manifesto'

Attacking the Congress, the Law Minister further said that the Congress Party has clearly stated in its election manifesto in the 2019 election that the Agriculture Produce Market Act will be abolished and the farmers are freed from all restrictions on the export and trade of their crops Will do. At the same time, when Sharad Pawar was the Minister of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs of the country, he wrote a letter to all the Chief Ministers of the country, in which he wrote that a change in the Mandi Act is necessary, the private sector needs to come, farmers can get their crop anywhere Should have an opportunity to sell. He said, "The work that we have done today, 8-9 years ago, Manmohan Singh's government was doing it, in 2005 Sharad Pawar was speaking. At the time, Sharad Pawar was saying that if you do not improve, we will stop giving financial support. At that time, the SP, RJD, CPI, and other parties were supporting the Manmohan Singh government.