Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday warned that the farmers' agitation will spread across the country if not resolved soon and asserted that the only solution to the issue was to throw the new agri laws in the 'waste paper basket'.
'They had come to tell the government what their problem is (with the three farm laws) and cautioned the government that if you don't solve our problems we will continue our agitation.'
Dozens of workers were working inside the garment factory when it suddenly collapsed with a loud noise in Gazipur district near Dhaka.
'There will be more than three to four lakh tractors and farmers, four to five times that number, displaying their resolve in front of a deaf, mute and a government blind to their plight.'
'If we vaccinate quickly, it could be pushed to January, February, and the longer it can be pushed, the smaller the wave is likely to be, because by that time vaccination will scale up.'
The court said had the prosecution witnesses not turned hostile, the outcome of the trial would have been different.
The farmer representatives were unanimous in seeking repeal of the 3 laws.
With almost all opposition parties too backing the 'Bharat bandh' and many announcing parallel protests in support of the farmers, the Centre has issued an advisory directing the states and Union Territories to tighten security and ensure peace is maintained.
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Fire at the factory was still not doused completely more than 48 hours after the tragedy struck ahead of Eid festival.
Witnesses and media have reported that smokes were still coming out from the sight despite claims by the fire fighters to have douse the fire.
"This is not the appropriate time to be going ahead with political programmes., However, what really shocked us was as at this point in time when the nation is looking towards its leadership, when the nation wants its leadership to speak to it, the prime minister chooses to address the booth workers of the BJP rather than address the nation," said the Congress.
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