Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government over the farmers’ march to Delhi against the newly enacted central farm laws. He said that no government in the world can prevent the protesters from fighting the “battle of truth”.
The former Congress president’s jibe came in view of thousands of farmers marching towards the national capital as part of their ‘Dilli Chalo’ march, carrying flags and shouting slogans, after hours of clash with the police. At several borders of the city, the farmers were blocked by the police with barricades, teargas shells and batons.
Later, the authorities allowed them to enter Delhi and protest peacefully, Delhi police said.
The prime minister should remember whenever arrogance clashes with truth, it faces loss, Gandhi wrote on Twitter in Hindi.
"No government in the world can stop the farmers who are fighting the battle of truth," he said.
"The Modi government will have to agree to the demands of the farmers and take back the black laws. This is just the beginning!" the former Congress chief tweeted, with the hashtag 'IamWithFarmers'.
Punjab farmers, representing over 30 farm bodies, have announced they will enter Delhi through several routes -- Lalru, Shambhu, Patiala-Pehowa, Patran-Khanauri, Moonak-Tohana, Ratia-Fatehabad and Talwandi-Sirsa.
They are demanding the repeal of the new farm laws, which, they said, should be replaced with another set of legislations framed after wider consultation with the stakeholders. They also want a guarantee on the minimum support prices.
