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One-sided discussion: India condemns UK lawmakers' debate on farmers' stir

One-sided discussion: India condemns UK lawmakers' debate on farmers' stir
Written by Shalini Ojha
Mar 09, 2021, 10:52 am 3 min read
One-sided discussion: India condemns UK lawmakers' debate on farmers' stir

The Indian High Commission in London has objected to a debate among a handful of United Kingdom lawmakers on the "safety of farmers" and "press freedom." The debate, which the Commission said was replete with false assertions, took place inside the British Parliamentary premises. A petition by Maidenhead Liberal Democrat leader Gurch Singh, which garnered over 100,000 signatures, had laid foundations for the debate.

Debate
We are debating the safety of protesters: Lawmaker

The British Parliament had reserved 90 minutes for the debate, which was opened by Scottish National Party's Martin Day. "The UK government has already stated that the farm reforms are a matter for the Indian government's decision. So we are not debating the reforms now. We are debating for the safety of the protesters," he said, pointing toward the use of water cannon, tear gas.

Opinion
Another lawmaker said Britain can flag concerns

Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn asked why so many unprecedented protests were "turning up." "The arrests of journalists is a matter of serious concern," he said. UK Minister of State for Asia, Nigel Adams, underlined that the close ties between Britain and India do not stop the former from flagging concerns. However siding with India, Conservative MP Theresa Villiers drew similarities between protests in both the countries.

Support
Villers spoke about the idea behind the reforms

Villers highlighted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has repeatedly assured the reforms are meant to make farming more profitable. She added that when thousands of people participate in protests, "no policing response can altogether avoid controversial episodes." "We receive complaints against policemen here in the UK too when there are mass protests. That doesn't mean the UK is against democracy," Villers asked.

Response
High Commission dismissed the debate, said aspersions were cast

Responding sharply to the debate, the High Commission said it would have refrained from commenting on an internal discussion, but was forced to set the record straight this time. "We deeply regret that rather than a balanced debate, false assertions — without substantiation or facts — were made, casting aspersions on the largest functioning democracy in the world and its institutions," the statement added.

Press freedom
The allegations that India stifles press were also junked

The Indian mission reminded that the British press had also witnessed the events linked to farmers' protests, hence, there is no "question of lack of freedom of the media in India." It expressed sadness over the fact that a false narrative on farmers' agitation was being created, despite the High Commission addressing issues raised in the petition time and again.

Context
Background: Farmers, Indian government have been at loggerheads for months

Since the end of November, farmers, mainly from Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh, have been camping at Delhi's borders, demanding that three laws, passed in the Parliament in mid-September, are revoked. The government believes these reforms will swell the farmers' income but the growers say they will be left at the mercy of big corporate players. Their agitation had turned violent on January 26.

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A mathematics graduate, I handle the national desk. Always looking for items to read, I started off as an entertainment beat writer and made the switch three years into my career. My talents include breaking news and being on top of trending topics.
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