Peasantry Ready to Accept the Challenge by Tomar to bring back Farm Laws

Press Note

26th December 2021, New Delhi

Peasantry Ready to Accept the Challenge by Tomar to bring back Farm Laws – AIKS

The statement of Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Agriculture on Friday at Nagpur expressing the intention of the Modi Government to again bring back those repealed 3 Farm Acts is a challenge to the people of India including the peasants and workers. This challenge is on behalf of the corporate forces both Indian and foreign and the global imperialist trinity of WB-IMF-WTO.

The peasantry and the working class of India are prepared to accept this challenge. PM Modi represents a “Government of the corporates, by the corporates and for the corporates”. There will be mightier struggles across the country in the near future and they will eventually eradicate the present corporate rule under the Modi Government.

The SKM has not withdrawn the struggle in the context of the repeal of the three Farm Acts, but has only suspended it. The next SKM meeting on 15th January will further discuss and decide on the continuation of the struggle on the remaining demands including enacting law for legally guaranteed MSP@C2+50%, withdrawal of the Electricity (Privatisation) Bill and dismissal and arrest of the Union Minister of State for Home affairs Ajay Kumar Teni.

The united farmers’ struggle has achieved the ever largest unity of the peasantry and the working class in the history of the post-Independent India against the pro-corporate and neo-liberal policies. The Joint Platform of Central Trade Unions have declared an all India General Strike on 23-24 February 2021, supported by the SKM, on the common demands including the repeal of 4 Labour Codes, enacting a comprehensive law for agricultural workers for stable employment and minimum wage, halt the National Monetisation Pipeline Project, curb price rise and unemployment and protection of PDS. Hence, there will be more struggles across the country to protect the interests of the people and against the pro-corporate policies of the Modi Government.

Hannan Mollah Ashok Dhawale

General Secretary President

All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS)

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