Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday slammed the Centre on the farmers' protests, saying that the government is treating the farmers "unfairly" and a solution to the farmers’ issues can only be found if the government is ready to listen to the demands of the farmers.
Priyanka said any disagreement with this government is labelled as having elements of terror.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and several Congress leaders were detained by Delhi police after they tried to march towards the Rashtrapati Bhawan while opposing the three farm laws armed with the signatures of over two crore people.
The Delhi Police, meanwhile, allowed former party chief Rahul Gandhi, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and Ghulam Nabi Azad to meet the President Ram Nath Kovind, who had the appointment.
Earlier in the day, Rahul Gandhi along with his sister Priyanka Gandhi arrived at the party headquarters to march towards the Rashtrapati Bhawan, joined by several senior leaders at the party headquarters.
Soon when they started their march towards the Rashtrapati Bhawan, the Delhi Police detained several Congress leaders, including Priyanka for violating section 144.
Speaking to the media after being detained by the Delhi Police, Priyanka said, "The farmers are being treated unfairly. We are undertaking this march to voice our support for the farmers. Any dissent against this government is classified as having elements of terror.”
"The government has to take responsibility. It is the responsibility of the government to listen to the farmers and its people," she said, adding that the government cannot run for five or six years if it keeps blaming the opposition every time.
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Priyanka on being asked on how the government can find a solution to this issue, she said that a solution can be reached if the Centre is ready to listen to the demands of the farmers.
Thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh have been protesting at the borders of the national capital peacefully for the last 29 days, since late November. The farmers have been demanding the repealing of the three farm laws as they believe it will only benefit the corporates.