The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the BJP’s ideological parent, has expressed concern in its annual report that “anti-national and anti-social forces” were preventing the resolution of the deadlock between agitating farmers and the Modi administration over the farm laws.
“It is not in anyone’s interest for any kind of agitation to be prolonged for a long time...It is also a matter of concern that day-to-day life is affected due to agitations. The problem becomes more serious when anti-national and anti-social forces try to thwart the ongoing efforts towards a solution. The leadership of the present agitation should not allow such a situation to rise,” the RSS said in its report that was presented during the Akhila Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha (ABPS).
Farmers' groups have been protesting for over 100 days now on the borders of Delhi against the three farms laws, demanding that they be repealed even as several rounds of talks they had with the Centre have failed to end the impasse.
The RSS report noted that the three agriculture Acts were passed by Parliament with a “majority” and that the intensity of the agitation “increased with time”.
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha has given a call for 'Sampurna Bharat Bandh' on March 26 and the agitators will, on March 28, burn copies of the three laws during Holika Dahan (Holi).
“Discussions are a must, but with a view to finding a solution,” the report said. “It is possible that not all issues are agreed upon, but it is essential that some agreements must be reached upon.”
The report pointed out that such “anti-national forces” tried to create “an environment of disturbance and instability” to meet their political ambitions. “We believe that there are no unsolvable problems. What is needed is sincere efforts. In a democracy, all have the freedom of expressing their views, but none can be given the right to create disturbance and instability in the country,” it added.
The RSS is holding a 2-day meeting of the ABPS, its highest decision-making body. The meeting will conclude Saturday.