Priyanka Gandhi: 600 farmers martyred, Modi sensed defeat in upcoming polls

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announced to repeal the three farm laws during his national address today, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi said the PM “sensed defeat in the upcoming polls and suddenly started realising the reality of the country that it has been built by farmers”.

“Six hundred farmers martyred, more than 350 days of struggle, Narendra Modi ji your minister’s son crushed farmers to death, you didn’t care. Your party leaders insulted farmers and called them terrorists, traitors, goons, miscreants, you yourself called them andolanjeevi, beat them with sticks, arrested them,” Priyanka said.

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The government will repeal three farm laws, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday, marking a climbdown by his government to meet the unrelenting demand of farmers protesting in several states against the reform measures for over a year.

Making the announcement during a televised address to the nation on the occasion of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary, Modi appealed to protesting farmers to call off their agitation against these reform measures and return home as he called for a new beginning.