Protest hijacked by Maoist elements, demands beyond ambit of farm laws: Piyush Goyal
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The leadership is now totally in the hands of the ultra-Leftists. The Maoists have hijacked the movement. They are the vocal group in the meetings and are not willing to discuss issues but are more interested in disrupting the talks, said Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal.
PTI Our farmers can see through the efforts to destabilise the movement and will come back to the discussions.
Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal, negotiating with protesting farmers, has said ultra-left and Maoist elements have hijacked the agitation . Their demands, like asking for release of jailed Maoists, go beyond the farm laws, he added. In an interview to Rakesh Mohan Chaturvedi, the minister emphasised that the government is ready to hold further talks with the protestors on genuine concerns regarding the farm bills but repealing them would not be possible as a m
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