Governor Malik at it again: 'Met PM Modi on farm issues, he was very arrogant'

Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik is at it again. Malik, who has been attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government at the Centre over the farmers' issues, on Sunday again took a swipe at his own party.

The outspoken governor alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was “arrogant” when he met him to discuss the farmer protests and that he ended up having an argument with him.

"When I went to meet the Prime Minister to discuss the farmer issue, I ended up fighting with him within five minutes. He was very arrogant. When I told him that 500 of our own (farmers) had died… he said, ‘Did they die for me?’ I told him yes, since you are the king. I ended up having an argument with him. He told me to meet Amit Shah and I did),” he said while addressing a social function at Dadri in Haryana.

Malik added that the Centre will have to work with honesty to withdraw cases registered against farmers during the agri laws protest and give a legal framework to MSP for crops.

He warned the Centre that the farmers' agitation has only been suspended, and if there is any injustice, it will start again.

Malik has attacked the Union government multiple times in the recent past over the farm laws. In November, speaking in Jaipur, he had said the Centre will have to eventually concede to the farmers’ demands.

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