Washington: Three US lawmakers have expressed concern over reports of three US lawmakers suppressing peasant demonstrations against agrarian reform laws. Three MPs said, “Freedom of assembly, freedom of the press, and respect for the rights of civil society are the main components of a functioning democracy. This year we are very concerned to see that the Indian government limited the rights of many Indians. This has not only happened with farmers, but also with religious minorities and human rights organizations.
“In a letter to the Indian Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Members of Parliament John Garmendy, Jim Costa and Shaila Jackson Lee said that governments can definitely make their own internal agricultural policies. But “we are concerned with the response given by the Indian government to these demonstrations.” He said that the government has allegedly suppressed the right of the protesting farmers to gather peacefully. “India’s position is disturbing,” Costa said in a statement on Tuesday. “The right to demonstrate peace is the foundation of democratic freedom and should be protected.” Significantly, the central government’s three agricultural laws Thousands of farmers are protesting against the borders of Delhi. They demand that the government repeal these laws.
