Mayawati Extends Support To Farmers’ Protest Call On May 26

Mumbai: Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Tuesday extended her support to Samyukta Kisan Morcha’s call for protest on May 26 to mark six months of farmers’ protests against the farm laws.

The agitating farmers will celebrate ‘Black Day’ on 26 May to mark the completion of six months of their protest.

In a tweet in Hindi, the BSP supremo said, “Farmers of the country are continuously agitating even in the extreme calamity of the corona to demand the withdrawal of the three new agriculture laws. BSP supports the nationwide protest day on May 26 to mark the completion of six months of the movement. The Centre also needs to adopt a sympathetic attitude.”

https://twitter.com/Mayawati/status/1397087266690854918?s=20

Accusing the Center of adopting a confrontational attitude towards the farmers, he said that the stalemate has created tension especially in the neighbouring states of Delhi.

The BSP appealed to the Center to negotiate with the agitating farmers and find solutions to their problems.

Several other political parties have also supported the call for opposition from the farmers.

Farmers have been camping at the Delhi borders since November last year, demanding the repeal of the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; Farmers’ (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020; and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.

Several rounds of talks between farmers and the government had failed to break the deadlock over the legislations.

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