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On farmers’ protests, the Congress Working Committee (CWC) resolution stated, “The refusal of the Prime Minister to condemn the brutal murder of the farmers and to sack the Minister of State for Home Affairs have shocked the conscience of the country.”
The Congress party, at its working committee meeting in New Delhi on Saturday, passed a resolution accusing the Narendra Modi government of “unleashing violence on protesting farmers”, carrying out “state-sponsored attacks” on minority communities and assaults on democratic institutions of the country. It also said that the Congress was “alarmed by the rapid deterioration in the security of the country” and that the “slide in the economy is a matter of great concern”.
Meanwhile, election of the new Congress president will be held between August 21 and September 20 next year, the party announced on Saturday after the crucial meeting, which approved the schedule for organisational polls at various levels.
The Congress Working Committee (CWC) resolution stated, “The agitation by farmers against the three black laws on agriculture continues after 10 months. A government imbued with arrogance has refused to engage the farmers in talks and has stood as a mere bystander, while the police and rogue elements in the BJP have unleashed violence upon them. The tragic incident at Lakhimpur Kheri is a clear example of official support to the attempt to suppress the voice of the farmers. The refusal of the Prime Minister to condemn the brutal murder of the farmers and to sack the Minister of State for Home Affairs have shocked the conscience of the country.”
