Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who has been consistent in his belief that the Modi government will sooner or later be forced to withdraw the three farm laws, tweeted an old clip of his saying “Mark my words, govt will have to take back anti-farm laws”.
His tweet has gone viral after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday that the three farm laws will be repealed.“I am very, very proud of what our farmers are doing, and I fully support the farmers and I will continue to stand with them. I raised their issues in yatra in Punjab and we will continue to do it. Mark my words, take it from me, these laws... the government will be forced to take them back. Remember what I said,” Rahul Gandhi had said at Madurai Airport on Pongal Day January 14.
But this was not the first time that Rahul Gandhi had predicted the “defeat of the Modi government’s arrogance”.One month later, in February, Rahul launched a scathing attack on the Modi government in Parliament during the Budget Session, saying that the poor, farmers, protesters are not going to move an inch back.“Instead, they will throw you (Modi government) out of power,” said Rahul Gandhi in Parliament taking part in a debate over the farm laws.
