BJP plans counter offensive over farm Bills


New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS): The BJP is planning to counter the opposition's attack over the farm Bills by reaching out to the electorate.

The BJP is believed to have asked all its MPs to go back to their respective constituencies and reach out to their electorate. The ministers too may be asked to reach out to larger masses through press conferences.

All BJP MPs are believed to have been asked by the party leadership to go back and stay put in their respective constituencies for the next 15 days, meet their electorate and highlight the reality of the farm Bills, on which the party feels the opposition is "deliberately misleading" the people.

The outreach programme includes door-to-door visits, holding local seminars, and meeting community leaders and influential people of the society.

In the next two days, key Union ministers may also kickstart media interactions. Sources indicate that two key Union ministers -- Piyush Goyal and Dharmendra Pradhan -- may be tasked with coordinating the entire matter.

The BJP is also exploring the option of holding press conferences in almost all the state capitals.

Once in their constituencies, the MPs have been asked to encourage the constituents to write letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, "thanking" him for bringing the farm Bills.

On Tuesday, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan met Modi in New Delhi to present him a booklet on "Aatmanirbhar MP - A roadmap for 2023".

Chauhan said he also discussed the issue of farmers' welfare in the state with the Prime Minister.

The goal of the exercise is to give point by point rebuttal to the opposition's narrative that the bills are anti-farmer.

Old videos of different political parties taking complete opposite stand on the matter are also likely to be circulated on social media platforms in the coming days.

The government seeks to drive home the point that the opposition is not concerned about the farmers, but are worried about the middlemen, who are at loss after these bills were turned into law.

On Tuesday morning, Modi alleged that the opposition is "misleading the farmers over MSP". He once again said that there will not only be MSP in India for the farmers, but they will also have the freedom to sell their produce anywhere.

 

  

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  • Arthur, Mangalore

    Wed, Sep 30 2020

    The farm bills have no democratic legitimacy. Bills which are passed by undemocratic means will not be respected by constituents.

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  • Bhavya Baliga, Udupi

    Wed, Sep 30 2020

    Only this Farm Bill can save this country and provide BPL ration to those opposing.

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  • Deshbhakt, Mangalore

    Wed, Sep 30 2020

    Bhavya Baliga,

    BPL Card holders currently get grains even without Farm Bills. They get rice (option - boiled or raw), wheat, dal. All these is for very small price (rice for Re. 1/- where for APL card holders it 15/- per Kg). What more do you want them to get ? Min wage @Rs. 600/- a day for a helper fetches Rs. 18,000/- per month. They are not just helpers, there are masons, plumbers, electricians, who earn much more than 18,000/- absolutely without any IT. How much will one man spend after getting ration, medical, education for free ?

    Look lady, just because this bill is enacted by BJP, don't support it blindly. I've been telling this from the beginning that the promotors will take farmer at ransom, sponsor his seed/fertilizer/consumables and get him harvest just the product they want - commercial crops like pepper, cotton, sugarcane and the sort. They will take all the produce paying petty to the farmer saying all is sponsored.

    Thinking about pros and cons of a law, before enacting it is very much essential which BJP has not done. We the citizens have taken the burnt of DeMo, GST, or such decisions but once a farmer perishes I and you can't go and till that land. Remember this before shooting any comment.

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  • Charles D'Mello, Pangala

    Wed, Sep 30 2020

    Hope people of electrorate have learned from their past mistakes. Believing lies as truth,

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Wed, Sep 30 2020

    Why is this Government in a hurry to pass these Farmers Bills ...

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  • Veer, Nagpur

    Wed, Sep 30 2020

    This is going to be another drama by BJP. Who are the local people, leaders, influential people etc.??????????..... Aren't they chosen and selected people of BJP. Already told them what questions to ask. Even before press conference people have to give thier names and what questions they are going to ask then only those questions will be asked chosen by BJP. This is another BJP's strategy to prove farmers have no objection. In any case this bill will not be withdrawn 200%.
    Go to the area where farmers are protesting and to every farmers house not to local leaders, community leaders, society, influential people and ordinary people who are not related to farming and give one copy of the report to the farmers too.

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