Farm Protests Divide ‘United Oppn’ as Cong’s Ravneet Bittu, SAD’s Harsimrat Badal Spar on Digital camera
In what may very well be a blow for Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s present of opposition unity, Punjab MPs Ravneet Singh Bittu from the Congress and Akali Dal’s Harsimrat Kaur engaged in a slanging match exterior Parliament over the farm legal guidelines which have seen protests throughout the nation.
Hitting out at Badal who had resigned as Union Minister final yr to protest the farm legal guidelines, Bittu advised reporters: “The invoice was handed by the Union Cupboard when she was nonetheless the minister. You [Badal] resigned later. They (Akali Dal) proceed to take pleasure in drama.”
This prompted a backlash from the SAD chief, who stated: “Please ask them… The place was Rahul Gandhi when all that was occurring. This celebration (the Congress) helped within the passage of payments by staging a walkout. They must cease mendacity.” The shouting match between the 2 leaders was caught on digital camera.
The Akali Dal has been protesting exterior parliament over the controversial legal guidelines amid the monsoon session.
When the Congress MP was requested by a reporter if the opposition doesn’t stand united towards the federal government, he stated: “What unity. They (Akali Dal) have gotten the payments handed. It’s been 5 days… please ask them the place is their celebration chief – Sukbhir Singh Badal?”
The argument comes only a day after Tuesday’s breakfast assembly confirmed Rahul Gandhi sitting along with opposition leaders of greater than 10 events, discussing parliament technique amid disruptions over a number of points, together with farm legal guidelines, Pegasus snooping row, gasoline value hike and the dealing with of the pandemic. This was the second opposition meet in every week that Rahul Gandhi led.
Farmers have been protesting close to Delhi’s borders since November final yr, demanding that three contentious legal guidelines, cleared in September final yr, be scrapped. A lot of these farmers are from Punjab. The ruling Congress and the Akali Dal will face off within the state elections due subsequent yr.
