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www.dailypioneer.com VIJAYAWADA, FRIDAY DECEMBER 25, 2020; PAGES 12 `3 RNI No. TELENG/2018/76469 Established 1864 Published From HYDERABAD DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN VIJAYAWADA *LATE CITY VOL. 3 ISSUE 45 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable www.dailypioneer.com FRIDAY | DECEMBER 25, 2020 nation 02 Govt again invites farmers, says There's no democracy left in India, says Rahul Gandhi discussing MSP is ‘not logical’ PTI n NEW DELHI There is "no democracy in PTI n NEW DELHI In the December 24 letter, India" and it exists "only in the government reiterated that imagination", Congress leader The government on Thursday it is ready to find a "logical Rahul Gandhi alleged after again invited protesting farmer solution" on the issues raised by meeting President Ram Nath unions for talks, but made it protesting farmer unions. Kovind on Thursday and clear that it would not be "log- Aggarwal said it is important demanded a joint session of ical" to include in the agenda to keep all doors open for dis- Parliament to repeal the three any new demand related to cussion for the government. It agri laws. minimum support price is the responsibility of the gov- If the prime minister does (MSP), which is out of the ernment to listen to farmer not repeal these laws, the purview of three new farm organisations and farmers and country will suffer, he said. laws. the government cannot deny Gandhi along with Leader of In a three-page letter written this. Opposition in the Rajya Sabha to 40 farmer leaders, Joint The government with open Ghulam Nabi Azad and Leader Secretary in the Ministry of heart has held several rounds of Congress in the Lok Sabha Agriculture and Farmers' of discussion with farmer Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury met Welfare Vivek Aggarwal said, "I unions under the Samyukt President Kovind and handed again request you that the gov- Kisan Morcha and urged them over to him a memorandum ernment has been discussing to choose a date as per their signed by two crore farmers destruction. The way the agri terrorists to transfer the wealth all issues with open heart and convenience for the next round seeking withdrawal of the three laws were passed in Monsoon of these people to three-four good intention to end the of talks, he added. legislations. session of Parliament in crony capitalists close to them," protest, and will continue to do Thousands of farmers from "We told the president that September, without any discus- Gandhi alleged. so. Kindly suggest a date and Punjab, Haryana, UP and some the new agri laws are anti- sion and consultation, they About Congress MPs and time (for the next round of other states are protesting farmer. The farmers and need to be withdrawn." leaders not allowed to stage a talks)." of farm laws, is not logical to against the Farmers (Empowe labourers will suffer due to this. The farmers are in pain and protest march to Rashtrapti Previous five rounds of talks The farmers have expressed include in the talks. As rment and Protection) The government said that also dying. The prime minis- Bhawan, he said, "It is an between the government and apprehension that the new laws informed earlier, the govern- Agreement of Price Assurance these laws are in favour of the ter will have to listen to them, assault on the idea of India. the unions have failed to break would pave the way for eliminating ment is ready to discuss all the and Farm Services Act, farmers, but the country is see- the Congress leader said and The government is stopping the deadlock with the farmers issues raised by farmer unions," Farmers Produce Trade and ing that it is the farmers who asserted that all opposition our MPs from moving out of insisting on repeal of the three the safety cushion of MSP and do he noted. Commerce (Promotion and are against these legislations," parties are standing in solidar- our office. PM needs to realise laws and camping at various away with the mandi system, leaving Aggarwal's letter has come in Facilitation) Act, and the Gandhi said. ity with the farmers. that there is limit to this... border points of Delhi for them at the mercy of big corporates. response to the Samyukt Kisan Essential Commodities "The farmers (camping at Launching a scathing attack There is no democracy in nearly a month now. Morcha's December 23 letter, (Amendment) Act. Delhi borders) would not on PM Narendra Modi, the India, it is only in imagination, Aggarwal asked the union through which it had informed Enacted in September, the return till these laws are former congress president not in reality." leaders to provide details of the government that the farmer three farm laws have been repealed. The government alleged that anyone "trying to "China is sitting at the bor- other issues they want to dis- with the price regime nor it has also been made clear that unions are ready for talks but projected by the central gov- should convene a joint session take power from him will be der and has snatched our land. cuss. The talks will be held at would have any impact on the the government is ready to give asked it to send a "concrete ernment as major reforms in of Parliament and repeal these dubbed as terrorist and anti- But why does the PM not Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi procurement of farm produce written assurance on MSP, he proposal in writing instead the agriculture sector that will laws," he told reporters after national"."He will make sure speak up on it?" Gandhi said, at a ministerial level, he said. at the fixed rates. said. repeating rejected proposals remove the middlemen and meeting the president. the wealth of people is trans- adding the country was "mov- On MSP, Aggarwal said the This has been told to the "Any new demand related to around meaningless amend- allow farmers to sell anywhere "If you destroy the agri sys- ferred to crony capitalists. He ing on a dangerous path" and farm laws have no connection unions in every discussion and MSP, which is out of the ambit ments." in the country. tem... There will be massive will call people anti-nationals, "it will suffer". Canada-based man SHORT TAKES Siddaramaiah demands Yediyurappa's 16-year-old girl sexually mulls staying back immediate resignation as Karnataka CM assaulted by man in UP's Shamli uzaffarnagar, Dec 24 (PTI) A 16- PTI n BENGALURU a fair and impartial investiga- year-old girl was allegedly to support farmers tion, so Yediyurappa should Msexually assaulted by a young The Leader of Opposition in not be in power and should man at a village in Shamli district of PTI n NEW DELHI While he is putting up at his the Karnataka Assembly resign immediately. Uttar Pradesh, police said on Thursday. ancestral home in Nawa Shahr, Siddaramaiah on Thursday Let him come back once The victim was going to collect water With the protesting farmers Singh has been visiting the demanded that Chief Minister acquitted, we don't have any from a public handpump in Kaniyan remaining steadfast in their Singhu border protest site of B S Yediyurappa resign imme- objections," he said. village on Wednesday when the assault demands, a Canada-based the farmers every couple of diately after a High Court If Yediyurappa respects the took place, SHO of Kandhla police man, who arrived in India a days. order dismissing his petition law and believes in democra- station Rozan Tyagi said. A case was registered against the accused, week ago, is mulling the idea He said he felt the need to seeking rejection of an old cy he should resign immediate- identified only as Shamim, based on a complaint from the mother of of prolonging his stay here as participate in the protest not corruption case against him. ly, the CLP leader said. the girl, he said. The complainant has also alleged that her daughter he feels the need to participate just because he hails from a Urging the BJP leadership "If he is adamant and does was beaten up by the accused when she resisted him, the SHO in the agitation. farmer family, but also because including Prime minister not resign, then the BJP and said.The accused in on the run, he added. Gurbaksh Singh, who has what is happening is an "injus- Narendra Modi to intervene Prime Minister must inter- been a businessman in tice to the most important cit- and ask Yediyurappa to step vene. Toronto for the last 30 years, izens of the country, that is the down, the senior Congress Those who had claimed 'Na PM to virtually inaugurate said he came to India last week farmers". leader said the saffron party Khaunga, Na Khane Dunga' to be part of the agitation Several rounds of talks high command that has been Speaking to reporters here, by H D Kumaraswamy. (PM Narendra Modi's slogan Kochi-Mangaluru GAIL pipeline demanding the revocation of between the government and planning to replace the Chief he said BJP leadership has to Noting that the judge in his promising to end corruption) rime Minister Narendra three new farm laws that the farmers have resulted in a Minister has now got a strong immediately intervene and ask order has in detail explained must act," he said. Modi would virtually "threaten the land ownership" stalemate. weapon against him. Yediyurappa to resign. the reason why investigation He said if Yediyurappa does Pinaugurate the Kochi- of thousands of farmer fami- Enacted in September, the "I demand the resignation The Karnataka High Court has to continue and FIR can- not resign,the congress will Mangaluru GAIL pipeline on lies, including his.