New Delhi, Nov 19: Farmers’ leader Rakesh Tikait on Friday said that the farmers’ agitation will not be withdrawn immediately. “We shall take a decision on the withdrawal of protests only after the laws are scrapped after due Parliamentary procedures. The other issues of the farmers also need to be discussed,” he told India Today TV.
The protesting farmers’ groups are slated to meet on Saturday and decide on a further course of action.
Farmers protesting along the Singhu border were seen celebrating the roll back of the farm laws. However, they too, said the protests will be withdrawn only after the laws are scrapped in Parliament.
After over one year of agitation over farm laws, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday that the Centre will repeal the three controversial laws which were passed in Parliament in September last year. PM Modi apologised and said that the government “failed to convince a section of farmers” over the farm laws. He said the three contentious laws will be repealed during this month’s Parliament session.
“I apologise to India and with true and pure heart that may be… we were not able to convince farmers [over the farm laws]. I’m here to declare that we have decided to repeal the three farm laws…We will complete all the formalities during Parliament session that begins this month,” PM Modi said in his address to the nation on Friday.
