Centre was forced to repeal farm legislations, says Narayanasamy
The Hindu
In a video message, the former Puducherry CM said though the Centre had decided to withdraw the legislations taking into account the Assembly elections due next year, the Congress party welcomed the decision as farmers are the backbone of the country
Former Puducherry Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy has said the Centre was forced to decide to repeal the three farm legislations because of the indefinite struggle by the farmers, as well as Opposition parties.
In a video message on Friday night, he said the BJP Puducherry unit used to ridicule the Congress party for staging agitations against the farm laws. “Now what explanation will the Puducherry BJP give to the people for repealing the laws,” he asked.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.