ANI
20 Jan 2021, 04:18 GMT+10
New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar took a swipe at the Congress party after Rahul Gandhi released a booklet "kheti ka khoon" and attacked the government over new farm laws.
Javadekar while referring to the Congress booklet, said, "It is rather hypocritical of Rahul Gandhi to be talking about 'kheti ka khoon' while Congress has blood on its hands, of farmers who committed suicide during Congress rule.""You (Rahul Gandhi) are talking about 'kheti ka khoon' but what about bloodbath during the partition? 3,000 Sikhs were burnt alive in Delhi in 1984. Was it not bloodshed?...Lakhs of farmers died by suicide during Congress rule, was there no blood in their bodies?" asked Javadekar.
He said, "The Congress does not want the talks to succeed. It does not want the issues of farmers resolved. That is why it has adopted the tactic of obstruction."Gandhi is unhappy because his family rule has ended, he added.
The 10th round of talks between the government and farmer unions is scheduled for Wednesday.
Farmers have been protesting on the different borders of the national capital since November 26 against the three newly enacted farm laws - Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; the Farmers Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and farm Services Act 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020. (ANI)
Get a daily dose of Broadcast Communications news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Broadcast Communications.
More InformationRIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Shares of state-owned oil company Petrobras fell 22 percent on Monday, wiping out $13 billion ...
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia - Stocks in Asia rose across the board on Thursday, in line with the global trend, following ...
Tesla founder Elon Musk is no longer the richest person on earth after his stock portfolio tumbled 6 percent on ...
NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks closed sharply higher on Wednesday adding to the volatility this week which has ...
CHICAGO, Illinois - After engine parts fell onto a residential neighborhood in Denver, USA this weekend, Boeing Co. has recommended ...
DUBLIN, Ireland - The government is considering easing the nationwide Covid lockdown before the planned nine-week deadline, as Taoiseach Micheal ...
New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): The new guidelines issued by the government of India on Thursday mandated a grievance ...
The fight between Facebook and the Morrison government is over almost before it began. Having drastically overplayed its hand by ...
Wage freezes and a reduction in annual leave and sick leave days are among four proposals that could save the ...
By Joymala BagchiKolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 24 (ANI): AIIMS Delhi Director Dr Randeep Guleria on Wednesday termed the government's ...
There were lower levels of electricity use in 2020 as a result of the lockdown, since businesses consuming high amounts ...
Taipei [Taiwan], February 24 (ANI): More than 200 people marched in Taipei ahead of the 74th anniversary of the 228 ...