Addressing protesters at the Shahjahanpur-Kheda border in Rajasthan’s Alwar district, Lok Sabha MP from Nagaur Hanuman Beniwal said: “We won’t stand with anyone who is against farmers.”
On Saturday, the Hanuman Beniwal-led Rashtriya Loktantrik Party said it was quitting the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to protest the three agricultural laws that have provoked massive demonstrations by farmers.
Addressing protesters at the Shahjahanpur-Kheda border in Rajasthan’s Alwar district, Lok Sabha MP from Nagaur Hanuman Beniwal said: “We won’t stand with anyone who is against farmers.”
After quitting the BJP before the 2018 state elections, Mr Beniwal had launched the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) in Rajasthan. The party had entered in alliance with the BJP ahead of the 2019 general election but has been critical of the farm laws and extended support to the farmers’ movement.
Earlier in November, the party urged the BJP-led central government to immediately repeal the three agricultural laws that have led to the ongoing “Delhi Chalo” protest by farmers.
“Mr Amit Shah, in view of the countrywide sentiment in support of the ongoing farmers’ movement, the recently introduced three bills related to agriculture should be immediately withdrawn. (The centre must) implement all recommendations of the Swaminathan Commission, and immediately hold dialogue with farmers Delhi,” Hanuman Beniwal had tweeted, whose core voter base comprises of farmers.
“RLP is an NDA constituent, but its power comes from farmers and jawans. If prompt action is not taken in this matter, I will have to rethink being a partner in the NDA in the interest of farmers,” Mr Beniwal had added
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