Mahatma Gandhi's granddaughter Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee lends support to protesting farmers at Ghazipur

Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee, the granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi extended support to the ongoing farmers' agitation on Saturday. Bhattacharjee (84) visited the Ghazipur protest site on the Delhi-UP border where she addressed protesting farmers.

Chairperson of the National Gandhi Museum, Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee urged farmers to remain peaceful while requesting the central government to "take care" of the farming community.

"We have not come here as part of any political programme. We have come here today for the farmers, who have fed all of us our whole life," Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee said at Ghazipur border as per a statement by the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU).

The statement quoted her telling protesting farmers, "I want that whatever happens, farmers should be benefitted by it. Nobody is unaware of the hard work that the farmers do and it is not to be said again that in the benefit of farmers lies



the benefit of our country and all of us."

During her interaction with the protesters, Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee recalled the 1857 fight for independence from British rule. That fight also started from Meerut in western Uttar Pradesh, she stated.

Mahatma Gandhi's granddaughter shared a stage with BKU leader Rakesh Tikait during her visit to Ghazipur. She was accompanied by Gandhi Smarak Nidhi chairman Ramchandra Rahi, All-India Sarv Seva Sangha managing trustee Ashok Saran, Gandhi Smarak Nidhi director Sanjay Singha and National Gandhi Museum director A Annamalai.

Thousands of farmers, mainly from Punjab, Haryana and western UP have been camping at Delhi's borders for more than two months now demanding the repeal of Centre's three new farm laws. The government has offered to put the farm laws "on hold" for 12-18 months, an offer rejected by the farmers' union comprising of at least 40 farmers' outfits.