India News | Owaisi Congratulates Farmers' Agitation over Farm Laws Repeal
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Congratulating the farmers for their agitation against the three farm laws, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday claimed that the move was keeping in view the upcoming Uttar Pradesh and Punjab Assembly elections.
Hyderabad, Nov 19 (PTI) Congratulating the farmers for their agitation against the three farm laws, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday claimed that the move was keeping in view the upcoming Uttar Pradesh and Punjab Assembly elections.
Also Read | ‘#PonManickavel’: A Murder Mystery That’s Lost … – Latest Tweet by IANS India.
He also claimed that "700 + farmers" would not have lost their lives if the government was not so stubborn.
Also Read | Coronavirus in Rajasthan: CM Ashok Gehlot Calls for Emergency Meeting As COVID-19 Cases Rise.
"#FarmLaws were unconstitutional from start. Govt's ego forced farmers to hit the streets; if govt wasn't so childishly stubborn, 700+ farmers wouldn't have lost their lives. Congrats to kisan andolan. Modi had seen writing on the wall in UP&Punjab, was left with no choice," Owaisi tweeted.
The Centre would repeal the three farm laws, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday.
(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)