The issue of farmers resonating in the UK Parliament:India said- Discussion based on false facts, it is a needless interference in the internal matter of a democratic country

 In the UK Parliament on Monday, once again the issue of the peasant movement in India was raised. The UK reiterated that the Agrarian Reform Act is a domestic matter of India and that security forces have the right to enforce law and order in a democracy. In fact, 18 British MPs took part in this discussion held at the Westminster Hall of the British Parliament, 17 of which supported the movement. The Labor Party demanded this discussion.

India has lodged strong opposition to the discussion in the foreign parliament. The High Commission of India in Britain has said that the MPs presented false facts during the discussion. We regret that during the discussion it was based on false claims and without any facts, rather than balanced debate. He said that the foreign media (including the British media) is present in India and all have seen the talks to resolve the movement. There is no question of lack of media freedom in India.

The Ministry of External Affairs sent summons to the British High Commissioner, the
Indian Foreign Ministry has strongly objected to this behavior of Britain. The Foreign Secretary sent a summons to the British High Commissioner on Tuesday evening and said that this was an inexplicable interference in the internal matter of a democratic country. He said that British MPs should refrain from doing vote bank politics by misrepresenting events. Like Britain, India is also a democratic country and it should be respected.

British Minister said - Right to peaceful protest Important in democracy
UK Minister of State for Asia Nigel Adams said that agricultural policy is an internal issue for the Government of India. Our government strongly believes that freedom of speech and the right to peaceful protest are important for any democracy.

He said that we also accept that if a protest crosses its limit, then in a democracy, the security forces have the right to enforce law and order. Adams made this statement during a debate on the issue of 'peaceful protest and freedom of the press in India' at Parliament Complex.

Hoping to find a solution through negotiations,
he said that the officials of our High Commissions Network in India are monitoring the matter and are constantly giving us feedback on the ongoing protest against agricultural laws. We know that the Government of India has also talked to the farmers several times to resolve the matter, but no solution could be found. He hoped that soon the matter would be resolved through negotiations.

Discussion in the
UK Parliament The discussion was held in the UK Parliament after a petition. It appealed to the British government to put pressure on the Indian government to ensure the safety and press freedom of the agitating farmers. The petition was launched in November, which was signed by more than 1 lakh people.

Labor
MPs Support to Farmer Movement Due to Kovid Protocol some MPs took part in it from home through digital medium. Some MPs were present in the Parliament. The peasant movement received the highest support from the Labor Party. 12 Labor Party MPs, including former Labor Party leader Jeremy Corbyn. Corbyn had also supported farmers earlier.

Foreign Parliament cannot be discussed: Villiers
Meanwhile, Theresa Villiers of the Conservative Party, while supporting the Government of India, said that agriculture is India's own internal matter, it cannot be discussed in the Foreign Parliament.

The movement has been going on for more than 100 days in India.
Farmers have been agitating for the last more than 100 days at the border of Delhi, the capital of India. They demand that the three new agrarian reform laws be withdrawn completely. The government had talked about amending the laws, but the farmers are not ready for this.