Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik on Wednesday said he would continue to support the protests by farmers against the government’s agricul...
Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik on Wednesday said he would continue to support the protests by farmers against the government’s agricultural laws even if he was removed from his post, NDTV reported.
In an interview to NDTV, Malik predicted that the Bharatiya Janata Party will lose support in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana because of the contentious farm laws. “Even when a dog dies it is condoled but 250 farmers have died, yet no one expressed condolences,” the governor said.
He reiterated that he had spoken to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah about the protests. On Sunday, he had urged the government not to use force against farmers. He also claimed that he had intervened to ensure that farmer leader Rakesh Tikait was not arrested.
Malik told the television channel that the Centre should initiate talks with the protesting farmers to resolve the matter. “The farmers should not be sent back empty-handed,” he added.
On whether he was worried about speaking against the saffron party, Malik said, “If the government thinks I am harming them then I will step aside. I will speak even if I am not a governor.”
Malik, who is known to speak candidly, said those who want to “harm” the Modi-led government were the ones...
