After meeting the farmer leaders on Sunday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, termed the three farm laws as a “death warrant” for farmers. The peasant leaders from Western Uttar Pradesh had been invited for lunch at the Delhi Assembly.

“The three anti-farmer laws are death warrant to the farmers. If these laws are implemented then the agriculture of India will go into the hands of some industrialists and the farmers will be devastated,” said Kejriwal.

He added that on the implementation of the three controversial laws would make Indian farmers labourers in their own land.

He asked the central government to immediately withdraw all the three “black laws” and provide legal guarantee of MSP be granted to all the 23 crops following the recommendations of the Swaminathan Commission.

The meeting was attended by over 40 farmer leaders.

Talking to the media, farmer leader Rohit Jakhar of Rashtriya Jat Mahasangh said that while the UP government cut electricity and water supply at the Ghazipur protest site, Kejriwal’s government supported farmers’ protest by providing them water and toilets.

“Our support will go to those who will talk about our problems. The BJP government has hurt our self respect, we will give our reply through our votes,” Jakhar said.