Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday, sought to speak on the content and intent of the controversial farm laws in Lok Sabha.
The Congress leader said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while talking about the farm laws in the Parliament on Wednesday, said the opposition is talking about the agitation but not about the content and intent of the agri laws. "I thought I should make him happy today and speak on the content and intent of the laws," ANI quoted him as saying.
Gandhi said the prime minister has given three options and added that "Yes, you gave 3 options—hunger, unemployment and suicide."
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He said the intent of the first law is "is to give one friend, the right to have all crops of India. Who'll be at loss? 'thelawalas', small businessmen and those working in the mandis. The intent of the second laws to help the second friend, the Congress leader said, adding "The content of the second law is that big businessmen can store as much food grains, fruits and vegetables as they want. They can hoard as much as they want. Content of the second law is to end the Essential Commodities Act. It is to start unlimited hoarding in India."
Gandhi claimed that the content of the third law is that “when a farmer goes before the biggest businessman of India to demand the right price for his crops, he will not be allowed to go to the court.”
"There was a slogan for family planning 'Hum do hamare do'. Like Corona comes back in a different form, this slogan has come back in a different form. Nation is run by four people - 'Hum do hamare do'. Everyone knows their names. Whose govt is it, of 'hum do, hamare do," the Congress leader was quoted as saying.
Noting that the new farm laws will destroy India's food security system and will hurt rural economy, the Congress leader said it is not a farmers' agitation but of the country, and the farmers only showing the way. Govt will have to repeal laws, he added.
