Anita Katyal | Farm stir: Snap ties, says JJP to chief; Yogi gags his ministers
Published Feb 7, 2021, 7:27 am IST
Updated Feb 7, 2021, 7:29 am IST
Faced with a revolt by farmers in western UP, the Yogi Adityanath government has ordered a virtual gag order on its ministers and MLAs
It has been informally conveyed to them that no one other than those authorised by the government should make any public statements or give interviews to the media regarding the farmers’ protests. (Photo: ANI | Twitter/file)
Haryana deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala of the Jannayak Janata Party is under immense pressure from his colleagues to walk out of the BJP-led ruling coalition in solidarity with the protesting farmers. The JJP’s Karnal district president Inderjit Singh Goraya recently resigned from the party to support the farmers demand for the repeal of the three contentious farm laws. In addition, two JJP legislators have spoken in favour of the agitating farmers and have wa
What is a mahapanchayat
In Western Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, mahapanchayats are sacrosanct and have a major stronghold on these states politics.
Panchayat is an assembly of five village leaders and is mostly held to address agricultural, social or electoral issues.
A mahapanchayat is a gathering of people from around 10-12 villages. These meetings are conducted by village Khap panchayats.
Declared illegal by the Supreme Court, Khaps have faced flak for their regressive diktats.
Interestingly, mahapanchayats have played a varied role and also came into the picture during the 2013 communal riots of Muzaffarnagar. Our people respect whatever Khap decides for us and we will abide by it, Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Virendra Dagar told TOI. Khaps have kept us united. We listen to the concern of our people and their problems are solved.
The BJP-led Haryana government has come under renewed strain with the farmers’ protest receiving impassioned support in the aftermath of the Centre’s crackdown, insiders said.
Ally Jannayak Janata Party, which sustains the Manohar Lal Khattar government, is facing increased pressure from its core farmers’ constituency over the past few days to dump the BJP, according to the sources.
Both the BJP and the JJP had hoped that the protests would peter out after the chaos during the farmers’ tractor rally on Republic Day. Contrary to their expectations, the protests have made an electrifying turnaround and now seem to be beyond the government’s control.
Government, Opposition reach consensus to discuss agri laws; three AAP members marshalled out of Rajya Sabha
The three MPs Sanjay Singh, Sushil Kumar Gupta and N D Gupta have been asked to remain absent from the House for the remaining part of the day.
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Parliament House during the Budget Session of the Parliament in New Delhi Monday Feb. 1 2021. (Photo | PTI) By ANI
NEW DELHI: The government and opposition parties in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday reached on consensus to allocate more time to discuss the motion of thanks and parties can raise their issues on farmers protest during the discussion.
JJP district president Inderjit Singh Goraya resigns over new farm laws issue
I am a farmer first and I decided to resign from my post and quit the party to stand with them, Goraya said.
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Farmers during their ongoing protest against the new farm laws at Ghazipur border in New Delhi on Monday Feb. 01 2021. (Photo | Parveen Negi/EPS) By PTI
KARNAL: Ruling JJP s Karnal district president Inderjit Singh Goraya on Tuesday quit the party in solidarity with farmers protesting against the Centre s agriculture laws.
Goraya, a leader of Jannayak Janta Party, which is a coalition partner of the BJP in Haryana, quit is party post along with the party, saying he had earlier asked Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala to exert pressure on the Centre to rollback these anti-farmers laws.