Send Averring that the ongoing farmers agitation was one of the fiercest and most iconic of such protests ever witnessed in the country, Vijayan said farmers were the food-givers of the country and so their demand should be seen as the general interest of the nation.
Thiruvananthapuram:
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday slammed the NDA government at the Centre alleging that they were protecting the interests of corporates and not farmers, and demanded withdrawal of the three contentious farm laws, against which farmers are protesting near Delhi.Â
Averring that the ongoing farmers agitation was one of the fiercest and most iconic of such protests ever witnessed in the country, Vijayan said farmers were the food-givers of the country and so their demand should be seen as the general interest of the nation.
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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. (File)
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday slammed the NDA government at the Centre alleging that they were protecting the interests of corporates and not farmers, and demanded withdrawal of the three contentious farm laws, against which farmers are protesting near Delhi.
Averring that the ongoing farmers’ agitation was one of the fiercest and most iconic of such protests ever witnessed
in the country, Vijayan said farmers were the food-givers of the country and so their demand should be seen as the general
interest of the nation.
While inaugurating a Left front-supported meeting at the Martyr’scolumn here to express solidarity with the agitating farmers, he also accused the union government of taking back to back tormenting steps against ryots and attempting to quell the protests by creating communal division in the society.
Kerala to be hit first by farm laws due to dependence on other states, says CM
However, the Chief Minister didn t make any public comments against Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan who turned down the state government proposal to call a special session of the Kerala Assembly
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala cannot support the farm laws of the central government as it would be the first state to be hit by the policy because of its dependence on other states to meet its essential requirements, said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
He was speaking after inaugurating the Karshaka Sangom Fast at the Martyrs Column in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday. Kerala would also be the first state to feel the heat if there would be any shortage of farm produce in any part of the country, he added.
Updated Dec 23, 2020 | 16:18 IST
The Union Minister welcomed the Kerala Governor’s action and said that the attempt to pass a resolution against the laws passed by Parliament was unconstitutional. Union Minister V Muraleedharan. | Photo Credit: IANS
Key Highlights
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan had declined the ruling Left front government the approval for a special assembly session to pass a resolution against the three contentious central farm laws
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan fumed over the matter and said it was “regrettable”
Thiruvananthapuram: Just over a day after Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan declined the ruling Left front government the approval for a special assembly session to pass a resolution against the three contentious central farm laws, Union Minister V Muraleedharan said that the Governor’s point is justifiable as to what was the “urgency for it” now.
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