Published 17:45 IST, October 5th 2020

G Kishan Reddy takes a dig at Rahul Gandhi, says 'he can scrap Farm Laws in next life'

G Kishan Reddy said that if Rahul Gandhi wants to scrap the laws, he could do so in "next life" as the farmer would not give him an opportunity in this.

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On Monday, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy lashed out at Congress leer Rahul Gandhi and said that if he wants to scrap laws, he could do so in "next life" as farmer would t give him an opportunity in this. Earlier in day, Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh predicted a Congress majority in next Lok Sabha polls and asked Rahul Gandhi to scrap three laws 'when he becomes PM'. 

Speaking to ANI, Reddy took a jibe at Rahul and said that whole country kws who Rahul Gandhi is and what his cognitive capabilities are, ding that people of India will t give Rahul Gandhi a chance to throw bill.

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" whole country kws who Rahul Gandhi is and what his cognitive capabilities are. farmers will t give him an opportunity to scrap farm laws and throw m in dustbin. t in this life. farmers kw it's a good law. Rahul Gandhi has every right to tear farm bills (opposition members has last month tore Bills in Rajya Sabha) and throw m in a wastebasket. He can do so in his next life when he comes to power. But people of India will t give Rahul Gandhi chance to throw bill. se bills are in favour of farmers," he said.

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Earlier, Gandhi mitted that re are loopholes in Mandi, procurement and PDS system. But lashing out at PM Modi, he said that Centre was t improving system in order to benefit big corporates. Previously on Sunday, he h iterated that 'if Congress voted to power (at Centre) it will scrap Farm laws' in a Ludhiana rally. Gandhi along with Singh, Congress' state in-charge Harish Rawat, Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar and or party leers held a tractor rally too to protest new farm Laws.

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Farmers' protest

Protests continue to surge across nation against Farm Acts - with Akali Dal flagging protests in Punjab and Congress planning massive protests across nation. In Punjab and Haryana, 31 farmer organisations under aegis of Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) std a Bharat Bandh, taking to streets to block highways on September 25. Extending 'Rail roko', y squatted on tracks at many places in Punjab, with CM Amarinder Singh too taking to streets to protest. Similar protests are currently underway in Karnataka, West Bengal, Tamil Nu with farmers demanding rollback of bills. 

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S chief Sukhbir Bal & ex-Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Bal along with or Akali Dal leers were detained by Chandigarh ministration on Thursday, when std a two massive ‘Kisan March’. While S chief led a protest from Amritsar's Golden Temple towards Goverr’s House in Chandigarh, Harsimrat Bal led a rally from Bathinda's Takht Damdama Sahib towards Chandigarh. While several states like Punjab, Maharashtra, Telangana, West Bengal, Chhatisgarh have pledged to 't implement se laws'. President Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to all three Farm Bills passed by Parliament.

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(with inputs from ANI)

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17:45 IST, October 5th 2020