Saturday, 03 October 2020 | PNS | Dehradun
On the call given by the All India Congress Committee (AICC), a signature campaign was launched by Uttarakhand Congress against the farm bills on Friday. The campaign was launched by the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Pritam Singh at the state headquarters of Congress party. On the day the PCC president paid floral tributes to father of nation Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and thereafter started the signature campaign. Speaking on the occasion, the PCC president said that the anti farmer mindset of the Narendra Modi government has been exposed by the three draconian laws passed by the parliament recently. He said that the 65 Crore farmers of the country are against the new farm laws and the Congress party is standing firmly with the farmers on the issue.
He appealed to the Congress party leaders to ensure that the maximum number of people put in their signature against these farm laws. The Vice President of Uttarakhand Congress Surya Kant Dhasmana said that it is a great coincidence that the signature campaign is starting on the birth anniversary of former PM Lal Bahadur Shastri who gave the slogan of ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan’ to the country. He said that the Congress party wants that either the President directs the government to nullify these bills or the government brings in a legislature to protect the Minimum Support Price (MSP) and the Mandi’s would continue to function. Former minister Surveer Singh Sajwan, Aryendra Sharma, Rajendra Shah, Tahir Ali, Garima Dassauni and others were present on the occasion.
