Rahul Gandhi taking out yatra in support of middlemen not farmers: Smriti Irani

Attacking Congress leer Rahul Gandhi over his protest marches against three recently passed farm laws, BJP leer and Union minister Smriti Irani Tuesday said he was taking out his yatras t for farmers but in support of "middlemen who looted country".

Hitting out at Gandhi scion for his remarks that if his party is voted to power it would abolish farm laws, Irani said, "I think Rahul Gandhi lives in a dream world where he thinks he is a king." When Gandhi opposes farm laws, Irani asked, does he also oppose proposition that farmer will be paid within three days of selling ir produce, that y are free to sell m anywhere in country and that ir land cant be used in recovery process in any case.

" fact is Rahul Gandhi is on Congress yatra in support of middlemen t farmers and it doesn't astonish anyone in country,” she told reporters here, ding Gandhi family never stood for downtrodden but always for “middlemen”.

“His party’s and especially his family's politics was always dependent on middlemen who looted coffers of country," she alleged.

She categorically said procurements under MSP regime are currently underway across country.

Comparing procurements of pdy during UPA and NDA governments, she said that in 2013-14 -- when UPA was in power -- Rs 40,000 crore was spent on this, which jumped to Rs 1.4 lakh crore in 2019-20 (under NDA).

She said re are many examples where Congress has t only failed farmers, but entire agriculture landscape of country.

Gandhi has been taking out protest marches over last three days against new farm laws. He h begun his ‘Kheti Bachao’ yatra from Moga district on Sunday.

Capping his three days of protests, Gandhi on Tuesday said in Haryana and Punjab that his party will t allow Centre to imperil India's food security. He reiterated that farm laws will be abolished if his party comes to power.

Im credits: PTI 

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