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ready drafted the agreement mediapersons after arriving in laws introduced by the Centre large numbers.
and farmers just have to sign Raipur. last year. But Union Minister of State
it.” Asked about his statement Earlier on Monday, a call Rakesh Tikait had termed for External Affairs V Mura-
against media, Tikait said, “I for ‘Bharat Bandh’ was giv- Bharat Bandh’s call a “suc- leedharan on Monday severely
had said something yesterday en by several farmer unions in cess” and claimed that the peo- criticized the Kerala govern-
which was misinterpreted. I ac- protest against the three farm ple supported the shutdown in ment for extending support to
tually meant that the next target Bharat Bandh called by farm-
of the Centre is media houses. ers’ unions and said that “pro-
We have never said anything test by farmers is politically
against media.” motivated and it is an anti-gov-
Rakesh Tikait on Tuesday ernment”.
had said media houses will be “The Agriculture Laws, that
the next target and will suffer are enacted, don’t have any-
if they do not support farmers’ thing to do with Kerala as Ker-
protest. “Everyone should join ala doesn’t have mandis. Then
us. The next target will be me- why Kerala people are subject-
dia houses. If you want to be ed to unnecessary torture? It’s
saved then join us, else you will a politically motivated anti-PM
also suffer. We will raise the is- Modi protest,” Union Minister
sues of (farmers from) Chhat- V Muraleedharan said. The
tisgarh. The biggest problem Minister had urged Left Dem-
is of MSP in the country. We ocratic Front (LDF) and Con-
will raise this issue. We will talk gress-led United Democratic
about how vegetable farmers Front (UDF) to rethink sup-
of state can be benefited more porting ‘Hartal culture’ as it is
and what policies need to be Women farmers raise slogans during a protest in amritsar on tuesday (ani) not going to attract investments
made for them,” Tikait told to Kerala.

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