Opposition parties have said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s allegations against them of “spreading lies” on the farm laws is a “travesty of truth”. The Opposition parties said that they have only expressed solidarity with the protesting farmers. The BJP had pulled out the Congress’s manifesto and Mr. Pawar’s old letters to point out that the Opposition parties were working towards similar laws. Farmers’ suicides“Likewise, there was accusation that Opposition parties are “shooting from the shoulders of the farmers” in order to “regain lost political ground”. Data | Farmers in Punjab, Haryana depend the most on government procurementThe Opposition had once again demanded the repeal of the three farm laws.

Source: The Hindu December 24, 2020 12:39 UTC