Satya Pal Malik, the governor of Meghalaya, stated on Sunday that the farmers’ protest is far from finished and that they would fight a “fierce struggle” against the government if the government does not pass a minimum support price legislation (MSP).
Mr. Malik, speaking at a Jat community event in Jaipur, said he would join the movement when his tenure as governor of Meghalaya ended.
Mr. Malik has recently criticized the administration over agricultural difficulties on multiple occasions.
“The farmers’ movement isn’t done yet; the dharna has ended. Farmers would launch a furious struggle against the country’s administration if legislation on MSP is not passed, “Mr. Malik said.
He said that he has just four months remaining as governor of Meghalaya and that he would join the movement once his term is through.
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When farmers protested against agricultural rules, Mr. Malik claimed he went to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and warned him that crimes were being perpetrated against them.
He stated that he offered to Minister Modi to address the situation with the farmers but that Modi informed him that the dharna would finish independently.
“I told them they (farmers) would go only when you (the PM) left,” he continued.
In November 2020, tens of thousands of farmers, mainly from Punjab and Haryana, occupied Delhi’s boundaries, demanding that the Centre repeal three disputed agricultural regulations. After the government repealed the agricultural laws in December 2021, the protest ended.
Mr. Malik slammed the Adani Group, asking PM Modi how the company is becoming wealthier while the poor people are being ruined.
Mr. Malik has made news in the past for his criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s regime.
He said last month that the administration had failed to deliver on commitments made to farmers in December of last year.
Some of the protestors’ requests that the government promised to examine before they halted their dharna were the withdrawal of charges filed against them during their agitation against agricultural laws, a legal guarantee on MSP, and compensation to the families of farmers who died during the protest.
Mr. Malik said in January that when he visited Modi about the farmers’ plight, the latter was “arrogant,” and he had a five-minute battle with him.
