Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee (JPCC) has announced to organize a farmers' rally (kisan mahasabha) on October 10 in Ranchi, against the new "anti-farmer and pro-capitalist" farm laws.
Congress, which is part of the ruling alliance in Jharkhand, has been holding a series of activities since last two weeks as part of the party’s nationwide campaign against the laws.
JPCC president Rameshwar Oraon, who is also state’s finance minister said, “Kisans (farmers) will attend the rally on October 10 in Ranchi where deliberations will take place against Modiji’s farm laws, which he has undemocratically enforced to suit his corporate friends. Farmers will speak up against the dubious laws to expose the union government."
The rally is scheduled at Ranchi’s Morabadi ground and over 100 farmers are expected to be invited for the event, party sourcesinformed.
A host of lockdown restrictions are still in force in Jharkhand, and organizing public gatherings continues to remain banned. However, political parties of both the ruling and opposition camps have been blatantly violating the rule as of late.
Oraon said, “We will hold the rally with due permission from the district administration. Restricted number of people will attend the rally and we shall ensure all covid safety norms.”
The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) has also been critical of the new farm laws. Chief minister Hemant Soren, who is also JMM’s working president, last month said that he will try to block the new laws, stating they will further debilitate the annadata (farmers).
Sonia Gandhi to name Congress candidate for Bermo
Meanwhile, state Congress unit held a meeting of its election committee, under the aegis of Oraon, on Wednesday in the wake of the upcoming bypolls in Bermo and Dumka. After the meeting, Oraon said that the party is going to authorize All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Sonia Gandhi to declare the candidate for Bermo seat.
“District and block leadership recommended as many as four names to the state unit for choosing a candidate for Bermo. We have deliberated upon every aspiring candidate and will soon send our recommendation to the central leadership. The party is authoritising our national president Sonia Gandhi to take a final call,” he said.
