Congress to gherao Raj Bhavans across India on January 15 in support of farmers’ agitation against farm laws

In a bid to further highlight the farmers’ protest against the three contentious farm laws, the Congress on Saturday said that it will gherao Raj Bhavans in all states on January 15.

Addressing a press conference on Saturday, head of the Congress media department, Randeep Singh Surjewala said, “Congress chief Sonia Gandhi has decided that in support of agitating farmers, the party will organise ‘Kisan Adhikar Divas’ in its offices and will also gherao the Raj Bhavans in the state headquarters on January 15.”

The decision was taken at a virtual meeting of the party’s General Secretaries and state in-charges with Sonia Gandhi earlier in the day.

Slamming the Modi government, Surjewala said that the people of the country have elected the government and not the Supreme Court.

“Those who are not ready to take their responsibility are asking farmers to knock on the doors of the Supreme Court. These three farm laws were made by the government in Parliament and not by the Supreme Court. Then why is the government passing its responsibility to the court?” asked Surjewala.

“The job of making laws is that of the Parliament and not the Supreme Court. And if the government is unable to take responsibility, then it has no moral right to stay in power anymore,” Surjewala emphasized.

Alleging that the Modi government is trying to tire out the farmers who have been forced to station themselves at several borders of the national Capital since November 26 last year, Surjewala said, “In the last 40 days, the government has held eight meetings and they are only giving next dates of talks”.

He held the Modi government responsible for the death of over 60 farmers during the protest.