Don't portray farmers as anti-national: Sirsa slams Minister's 'China-Pakistan hand' claim

Senior Akali Dal leer Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Thursday hit out at Union Minister Raosaheb Danve after he claimed that Pakistan and China were behind farmers' agitation against Centre's farm laws. Sirsa, who is also president of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Manment Committee, said that it condemns statement and asked minister "t to portray farmers as anti-national"

'This is a shameful statement': Manjinder Sirsa

" farmers' agitation is being called anti-national and anarchist. government is t providing justice to farmers. y are protesting peacefully, and today re was a shameful statement by Raosaheb Danve who is a Union Minister. To say that farmers are t protesting and that Pakistan and China are provoking m to protest is an insult to people who feed India. This attempt of painting farmers of India as anti-national is being done by Central ministers and spokespersons of BJP. Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Manment committee condemns this statement and wants to say that se are farmers who feed India and whose children sacrifice ir lives for country. Please do t try to portray m as anti-national," Sirsa said in a video statement. 

'Conspiracy of or countries': Union Minister Danve

Union Minister of State for Food and Public Distribution was speaking at inauguration of a health centre at Kolte Takli in Bnapur taluka of Maharashtra's Jalna district.

" agitation that is going on is t that of farmers. China and Pakistan have a hand behind this. Muslims in this country were incited first. What was said (to m)? That NRC is coming, CAA is coming and Muslims will have to leave this country in six months. Did a single Muslim leave? Those efforts didn't succeed and w farmers are being told that y will face losses. This is conspiracy of or countries," Danve said.

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minister, however, did t elaborate on what basis he claimed that two neighbouring countries are behind farmers' protests. " government is buying wheat at Rs 24 and rice at Rs 34 per kg and giving it to people at Rs 2 and Rs 3 per kg respectively. government is spending Rs 1.75 lakh crore on subsidy for this. government is spending money for welfare of farmers," he ded. "se initiatives by Central government show that it is rey to spend money for farmers, but ors don't like it," BJP leer claimed.

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