Published 14:54 IST, October 9th 2020
Shivraj slams Rahul's farm laws criticism, says 'he doesn't know a thing about farming'
Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan took a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for holding a protest rally in Punjab against Centre's farm bills.
On Friday, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan took a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for holding a protest rally in Punjab against the farm Bills. Congress on Sunday launched a three-day 'Kheti Bachao Yatra' with Rahul Gandhi addressing the crowd on multiple occasions.
Speaking to ANI, Chouhan took an apparent jibe at Rahul Gandhi for sitting on a customised 'Cushioned sofa' on a tractor, claiming that the latter doesn't know a thing about farming.
“Rahul Gandhi is roaming around in the tractor, sitting on a sofa. He doesn’t know a thing about farming. Rahul is not even aware whether onions are grown inside the soil or outside”, said Chouhan.
Earlier, Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi slammed Rahul Gandhi's criticism over the Farm Laws, alleging that the Congress leader would not even know when crops are sown or harvested. Claiming that his 'upper-storey' was empty, Naqvi slammed Rahul Gandhi for being a 'hypocrite' when decisions boiled down to his political interests.
"Someone should tell Pappu, that this is not the mummy ji or Manmohan ji government that when the Parliament passes a Bill, you tear it in front of the people and call it non-sense or nuisance," said Naqvi to news agency ANI.
Rahul launches bizarre attack over Farm Laws
Addressing a gathering on the concluding day of his "Kheti Bachao Yatra" which started from Punjab's Moga district on Sunday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi claiming that he is 'lying' about the farm laws. Terming it 'India's fight', Rahul Gandhi claimed that if the provisions under the new farm laws are implemented, "farmers will become slaves of corporates." "Whether you want to believe it or not, do remember that Rahul and Amarinder Singh once told you that your land will be snatched. This is the time to take action. If you wait for six months or one year, then it will be of no use," he said.
"Narendra Modi says the farmers can sell their produce anywhere now. When there won't be roads then where will farmers go? Roads were built using mandi tax, and they've ended mandi tax, meaning you have ended roads," Rahul said in a bizarre statement.
Updated 14:54 IST, October 9th 2020