The Kerala Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution against the contentious agricultural laws during a special session convened to discuss...
The Kerala Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution against the contentious agricultural laws during a special session convened to discuss the reforms, reported ANI. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who moved the resolution, said it was the duty of the state government to stand with the protesting farmers.
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan had on Monday given his assent for convening the special session on December 31. The governor’s nod came after the Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Democratic Front government sent a fresh proposal to convene the Assembly as Khan had turned down an earlier recommendation.
“All three laws will only help big corporate houses,” Vijayan told the Assembly on Thursday. “The current situation makes it clear that if this agitation continues, it will seriously affect Kerala. There is no doubt that Kerala will starve if the supply of food items from other states stops.”
Vijayan called the farmers’ protest “a legendary struggle”. “There is a great will behind this protest that has not been seen until recently,” he added. “The farmers are joining the struggle and fighting the extreme cold in Delhi. Thirty-two farmers lost their lives during the 35-day strike.”
Hundreds of thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, have been camping at Delhi’s borders, blocking highways in...
