Rahul Gandhi gives new twist to farmers' protest: '4-5 businessmen run airports, courts'

Lashing out at PM Modi, ex-Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, on Friday, alleged that 'some 4-5 businessmen were running everything - from airport to courts' while addressing agitating farmers at Delhi's Jantar Mantar. Gandhi along with sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and several party workers joined farmers' protest at Jantar Mantar - as part of Congress' 'Kisan Adhikar Diwas' rally. tenth round of talks between Centre and farmer were inconclusive earlier today, with next round of talks fixed for 19 January.

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Rahul Gandhi: '4-5 businessmen run everything'

"Narendra Modi and his 2-3 businessmen friends are going to steal everything that you have soon. y have imposed three Farm Laws on farmers, y have taken away jobs from youth. Be it media, IT, retail or power, or entire India, you can see only 4-5 big businessmen and Narendra Modi - one else. re are farmer, workers or or businessmen. Airport, court all are being run by se businessmen. And who is letting m run it? Narendra Modi," said Gandhi.

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Centre-Farmer talks

Centre's 10th round of talks with farmers' unions concluded with a detailed discussion on all three farm laws especially Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020. Speaking to media on Friday, Union Agricultural Minister Narendra Singh Tomar stated Centre tried to address concerns of farmers, he ackwledged that agreement could t be reached. Moreover, he revealed that farmer leaders had rejected Centre's request to form a smaller committee to air ir grievances.

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SC stays Farm Laws

Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended implementation of three controversial farm laws until furr orders and formed a four-member committee to hold talks and resolve stand-off between farmers and Centre. A key point of hearing was that four top lawyers who had appeared for farmers' groups and ors in hearing on Monday failed to appear, as unions do t wish an SC intervention in matter. 4-member committee of Ashok Gulati, Bhupinder Singh Mann, Pramod Kumar Joshi and Anil Ghanwat must submit its recommendations pertaining to farm laws within two months from date of first sitting - which will happen within 10 days. Mann, who is BKU president - has w recused himself from committee. farmer unions' have refused to participate in talks claiming all four members in committee support Farm Laws, while Centre has welcomed Supreme Court's decision. Farmers are w gearing for tractor rally which y will take out on January 26 from Red Fort to India Gate.

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