Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, on Sunday, said farmers in the country are facing insults, and congratulated them for continuing with the agitation against farm laws even after facing repeated insults from the BJP.
Addressing a gathering in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur, the SP chief said, "Farmers are 'anndaata'. They have to face insults today. Farmers are being called 'mawali'; if they can, they will call you terrorists. I would like to congratulate the farmers that they didn't step back from their agitation even after being insulted by BJP numerous times."
According to news agency ANI, Yadav warned that the Constitution will be trampled upon by those in power.
"We saw the deed of the people in power. We saw their action in Lakhimpur. Farmers were mowed down by vehicles. There were preparations to mow down the law too. Those who can mow down farmers and the law, can trample upon the Constitution too," he said.
On Saturday, he had hit out at UP government saying alleged it was giving "bouquet" to culprits instead of bringing them to book, and had alleged that "This government has pulverised the Constitution.
"You have seen how a vehicle ran over farmers who were fighting for their rights. The guilty persons are yet to be caught. Instead of giving summons, a flower bouquet is being given. The summon is only in name, and (in reality) ''samman'' (honour) is given," he had said.
