Day After PM's Apology And Farm Law U-Turn, Minister Blames Farmer Unions
NDTV
Minister VK Singh's take was a departure from PM Modi's conciliatory tone and also the talking points handed out to BJP leaders
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi apologised to the nation and announced a rollback of the three contentious farm laws underlining that he was not interested in blaming anyone, his colleague Junior Aviation Minister VK Singh on Saturday appeared to stray from the official line, hitting out at farmers' unions.
"Sometimes we understand things well but then we blindly follow the other person. I asked a farmer leader what is 'kaala' or black about these laws that you call 'kaala kanoon'. I said except the ink what else is black in these laws? He said, 'I agree but it's still black'. What is the cure for this? There is no cure. There is a fight for supremacy among farmer organisations. For some reason they are not thinking about the benefit of the small farmer. That is why the PM has taken the laws back," the MP from Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad said.
The take was a departure from PM Modi's conciliatory tone and also the talking points handed out to BJP leaders which stress on painting the about-face as one in national interest given alleged attempts by secessionist forces to capitalise on the discord.
In a surprise announcement on Friday, PM Modi had said he would repeal agriculture laws that farmers have been protesting against for more than a year, sparking celebrations for what farmers called a hard-fought victory.
