"Annadata Victorious, Anti-Farming Laws Have Lost": Sonia Gandhi
NDTV
MSPs are critical in helping farmers weather the vagaries of farming - these risks include bad weather, demand volatility, natural disasters, infestation by pests, etc
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Friday night hailed the Modi government's decision to cancel the three controversial farm laws, calling it "the victory of the struggle and willpower of 62 crore farmers and farm labourers (and) sacrifices of more than 700 farmer families".
The "anti-farming laws have lost and the annadata (farmer) has emerged victorious", she said, slamming the "anti-farmer, anti-labourer conspiracy... (and) arrogance of dictatorial rulers".
Mr Gandhi also underlined the importance of the MSP system for the farmers - something farmer leaders have said they will continue to protest for even after the three laws are repealed.
"After almost 12 months of Gandhian agitation, today is the victory of the struggle and willpower of 62 crore farmers and farm labourers... sacrifices of more than 700 farmer families have paid off... Today is the victory of truth, justice and non-violence," she said.
