Teach BJP a lesson, farm unions tell voters in Bengal
The Hindu
Farm union leaders under the banner of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha kicked off campaigning in West Bengal election on Friday, with a mahapanchayat in Kolkata. They appealed to the State’s farmers to “teach a lesson” to the BJP by voting against it.
“We are not asking you to support any particular party. We are only appealing to the people of Bengal to vote against the BJP because it is against farmers’ interests. Vote for any other party,” said veteran Punjab farm leader Balbir Singh Rajewal, speaking at a press conference in Kolkata before the mahapanchayat.
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