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Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait has said that farmers do not want an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi adding that they do not want to tarnish his image abroad.
His statement comes days after the Centre repealed the three agricultural laws against which several farmers’ unions had been protesting for nearly a year. “We do not want the Prime Minister to apologise. We don’t want to tarnish his reputation abroad. If any decision would be taken, it would not be done without the consent of farmers. We honestly cultivate the fields but Delhi did not pay attention to our demands,” the BKU leader said in a tweet (roughly translated from Hindi).
हम नहीं चाहते देश का प्रधानमंत्री माफी मांगे। हम उनकी प्रतिष्ठा विदेश में खराब नहीं करना चाहते। कोई फ़ैसला होगा तो बगैर किसानों की मर्ज़ी के भारत में फ़ैसला नहीं होगा। हमने ईमानदारी से खेत में हल चलाया लेकिन दिल्ली की कलम ने भाव देने में बेईमानी की ।#FarmersProtest
— Rakesh Tikait (@RakeshTikaitBKU) December 26, 2021
The three farm laws were repealed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 19. These bills were passed during the winter session of Parliament which began on November 23.
The farmers, who had been protesting on the borders of Delhi against the three laws for almost a year, have suspended their agitation and returned to their homes.
