New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi slammed the central government during the winter session at Lok Sabha on Tuesday for the issue of agricultural law and demanded compensation for relatives of farmers who died when protesting three central agricultural laws.
“I want that farmers will be given their rights, they must be compensated and work,” MP Congress said during the winter session process at Lok Sabha today.
Hit in the midst of no data about farmers who died during agricultural law protests, Rahul Gandhi accused that around 700 farmers died during the farm movement but the government did not have the data.
He said the table data on Lok Sabhfrom, the Punjab government was given to the family who had died farmers who had died and the names of farmers from Haryana.
“About 700 farmers died in farmers’ agitation.
Prime Minister apologized to the nation’s nation and farmer.
He accepted that he made a mistake.
On November 30, the Minister of Agriculture (Narendra Singh Tomar) was questioned – how many farmers.
Died in agitation? He said He has no data, “he said.
Furthermore, he said that the Punjab government had provided financial assistance of Rs 5 Lakh to families who died and provide work.
Previously today, Rahul Gandhi moved the notification of the delay in Lok Sabha who was looking for compensation for the farmer’s family who died during agricultural law protests, said the source.
The government in a reply to the previous parliament stated that it had not traced farmers who lost their lives in agitation of agricultural law and hence, questions about compensation did not appear.
Meanwhile, farmer protests will continue until the formal response from the central government on various farmers’ problems obtained, announcing an official statement from Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Saturday.
A meeting was held on Saturday where the future courses of farmers agitation were based on the pending demands of farmers discussed.
These demands include legal guarantees for minimum support prices (MSP) and rehabilitation for relatives of farmers who die during agitation, among others.
The next SKM meeting will be held today.
Parliamentary winter session began on November 29 and is scheduled to conclude on December 23.
(With input from the institution)