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Farm law protesters eating biryani and spreading bird flu, says BJP MLA

| @indiablooms | Jan 10, 2021, at 05:17 pm

Jaipur/IBNS: Amid the raging farmers' protest in the national capital, a BJP legislator from Rajasthan has said that protesters are eating chicken biryani to spread bird flu epidemic.

Ramganj Mandi MLA Madan Dilawar in a video, which has gone viral, called the farmers "terrorists, robbers, and thieves" conspiring to create such a crisis in the country.

Dilawar said these protesting farmers have no thoughts for the country but are having a picnic relishing chicken biryani and "kaaju badam" (dry fruits).

"They are merely relishing biryani. They are eating kaju-badam (dry fruits). They are enjoying in all ways. They are changing their appearances frequently. There could be many terrorists among them. Thieves and looters, too. They could be the enemies of farmers," Dilawar could be heard saying in the video.

"I suspect that if the government does not remove them in the next few days, either by pleading or by use of force, then the country will face the problem of bird flu," he said.

Dilawar's comments sparked strong criticism from political rivals and other sections.

Rajasthan Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra shared the video on his Twitter handle and said that these comments "showcase the BJP's thinking".

Referring to the comments as "shameful", Dotasra tweeted asking, "Are you calling this movement of the food-providers, of those who feed you, a picnic, and responsible for bird flu?"  

Thousands of farmers are camped in Delhi-Haryana border since the end of November with the sole demand of the repeal of the laws enacted by the central government through an Ordinance amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

So far all the talks between the Centre and the farmers' representatives proved futile and failed to achieve any breakthrough.
 

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