CongressMP Shashi Tharoor on Sunday joined the protest staged by his party colleaguesfrom Punjab at Jantar Mantar in demanding the withdrawal of the new farm lawsand holding the Winter Session of Parliament.
ShashiTharoor tweeted, "Joined my Parliament colleagues @JasbirGillKSMP &@GurjeetSAujla in their dharna to support the farmers' protests & demand aWinterSession of Parliament to discuss the issue. GoI's stubborn refusal toconsult stakeholders before taking decisions is self-defeating."
Tharoorsaid, "The MPs are saying that the Centre settle the matter with thefarmers' unions and call the winter session of Parliament".
Theprotest by the Punjab Congress MPs at the Jantar Mantar in Central Delhi wasjoined by many party MLAs and leaders.
Speakingto IANS, Congress MP Jasbir Singh Gill Dimpa said: "We will sit here tillfarmers protest against the new farm laws. The government should withdraw thenew farm laws enacted and look into their demands and resolve the matter."
ThePunjab Congress MPs have been sitting on the dharna at Jantar Mantar sinceDecember 7.
GurjitSingh Aujla said: "The Punjab Congress is with farmers from day one and itis our responsibility to support the farmers... the protest will continue tillthe government takes back its decisions."
TheMPs are also demanding the Winter Session of Parliament, which they claimed thegovernment was deliberately trying to delay.
Aftergetting no positive signal from the Central government about rolling back thethree contentious farm laws enacted in September, farmers protesting on thenational capital's different borders on Saturday announced their plan to expandthe demonstrations to a 'pan-India' level, appealing all sections of society,including girls and women, to join them.
Thethree laws are -- The Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion andFacilitation) Act, 2020; The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement ofPrice Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020; and The Essential Commodities(Amendment) Act, 2020.