<p>Facing backlash amid the ongoing protests against the three farm laws, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday urged the opposition not to make the farmers&rsquo; protest another Shaheen Bagh.</p> <p>BJP MP Bhubaneswar Kalita while moving the Motion of Thanks to President Ram Nath Kovind&rsquo;s address in the Rajya Sabha said Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Railways Minister Piyush Goyal have been holding discussions with the farmers.</p> <p>Asserting that many rounds of discussions have already taken place, Kalita said the door is always open for the farmers for discussion so that this issue can be resolved amicably.</p> <p>&ldquo;The government is ready to discuss all issues concerning it, but my appeal to our friends, please do not make it another Shaheen Bagh,&rdquo; he added.</p> <p>It may be recalled here that Delhi&rsquo;s Shaheen Bagh was the epicentre of the protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.</p> <p><strong>READ: <a href="https://ift.tt/2YSYhlb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Farmers' Protest: Twitter Warned As Govt Issues Notice On Restoring Accounts Using Genocide Hashtag</a></strong></p> <p>"Now they have objections and they want to organise another Shaheen Bagh. The anti-CAA parties in Assam are forming new parties and let me remind you what Congress got in 2019 Lok Sabha elections by supporting CAA, the anti-CAA parties will lose in 2021 elections in Assam," Kalita said during his address in the Upper House.</p> <p>The BJP leader further said some people were creating confusion that farmers will not get the MSP (Minimum Support Price) whereas it has risen sharply during Prime Minister Narendra Modi&rsquo;s regime.</p> <p>&ldquo;The children of farmers will become job providers after these laws and would not be required to work for petty sums,&rdquo; he added.</p> <p><strong>ALSO READ: <a href="https://ift.tt/2MltpqP" target="_blank" rel="noopener">'Comments Not Accurate Nor Responsible': India Slams Rihanna, Greta Thunberg's Tweet Over Farmers Protest</a></strong></p> <p>Prime Minister Modi was present in the Upper House when the debate began.</p> <p>The members of the Opposition moved as many as 118 amendments to the Motion of Thanks to the President's address.</p> <p>Deependra Singh Hooda and Tiruchi Siva were among the opposition members who moved amendments.</p> <p><em>(With Agency Inputs)</em></p>

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