Cong steps up pressure on govt over farmers’ stir, Rahul takes stock

New Delhi, Dec 2 : The Congress has stepped up pressure on the government to withdraw the farm laws amid the farmers protest and Rahul Gandhi has been in the forefront in attacking the government. The former Congress President has taken stock of the situation with the Punjab and Haryana Congress in-charges.
Congress Chief Spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala alleged that the “government is backstabbing farmers, and it is politically dishonest.” The party which opposed the farm laws in Parliament has now got another opportunity to corner the government.
The Congress has demanded that the government repeal the farm laws which is the bone of contention between the farmers and the government. Both will sit across the table again on Thursday.
The main opposition party said,” PM should talk to the farmers with an open heart, suspend the three farm laws and withdraw cases against the farmers.” The Congress Punjab in-charge Harish Rawat has already said that the government should defuse tensions as peace in Punjab should not be disturbed. Apprehending that the situation may go out of hand in the state, Punjab MP from Anandpur Sahib, Manish Tewari has demanded winter session of Parliament.
The farmers agitation entered the seventh day on Wednesday with farmers blocking the main routes to Delhi. The Delhi Congress has arranged food and other essential items for the agitating farmers.