‘Quarreled with PM Modi over farmer protests’: Meghalaya Governor

Amidst the rising spate of violence and anarchy witnessed in the course of the ongoing ‘farmers’ protest, Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik exhorted the Centre to satisfy the calls for of the protesters, stating that BJP’s return to energy will probably be unlikely if calls for of farmers are usually not fulfilled. 
Malik made the remarks on the sidelines of an occasion held in Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu district. He highlighted how the BJP leaders had been unable to enter a number of villages within the election-bound Uttar Pradesh. “I am from Meerut. In my area, no BJP leader can enter any village. In Meerut, in Muzzafarnagar, in Baghpat, they can’t enter,” he stated. 
When requested if he helps farmers and would resign from the publish he at present holds as a mark of solidarity with the farmers, the Meghalaya Governor stated he’s standing with the farmers and if want be, he would relinquish his publish and prolong his help to the farmers. 
Malik says he has quarrelled with many leaders, together with the Prime Minister, Home Minister, and others to persuade them to accommodate the calls for made by the demonstrators. 
“Here, if the government legally guarantees MSP, then this will be resolved. The farmers can leave the issue of the three bills because the Supreme Court has put it on hold. There is only one thing, you are not even doing that. Why… without MSP nothing will happen,” stated Malik.
On the query of whether or not he has any message for PM Modi, Malik he gained’t say something publicly however will convey his opinions personally to the Prime Minister. “Khaas taur se, Sikhon ke bare me ye log jante nahin hai…nihatte guruon ne puri Mughal samrat se ladai ladi hai. Toh unko tang nahin karna chahiye (They have no idea about Sikhs…Unarmed Sikh gurus fought with the Mughal emperor. So they should not be bothered),” stated Malik.
Malik additionally proffered himself to mediate between the Centre and the farmers. “There is one thing, which will resolve this. You guarantee MSP, I will convince farmers that the three laws are on hold, leave it now,” stated Malik, including “They should have the guarantee of minimum support price. They will be ruined if it is not there. They won’t do any agreement less than that.”
This isn’t the primary time that Malik has overtly supported the demonstrations occurring towards the central farm legal guidelines for over a 12 months now. Earlier this 12 months, Malik defended the farmers saying they can’t be insulted and urged the federal government to iron out the variations. 
Malik additionally expressed his views on the violence that caught Lakhimpur Kheri village in Uttar Pradesh earlier this month. When requested if Union Minister Ajay Mishra ought to have resigned over the incident, Malik answered within the affirmative, saying that the resignation ought to have occurred the day of the violence itself. He additional added that Mishra doesn’t should be a minister. 
‘When I was the governor, terrorists didn’t dare to enter inside a radius of fifty kms of Srinagar’: Meghalaya Governor
Malik, who additionally served because the governor of Jammu and Kashmir, additionally weighed in on the current spate of civilian killings within the Union territory. He stated when he was the governor of the erstwhile state, “terrorists didn’t dare to enter within a radius of 50 kilometres of Srinagar.”
During my tenure as Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, no terrorists may enter throughout the 50-100 kms vary of Srinagar. But now, terrorists are killing poor folks in Srinagar. This is basically saddening: Governor of Meghalaya Satya Pal Malik (17.10) pic.twitter.com/bDq6HO3rgh— ANI (@ANI) October 18, 2021
“When I was there, there was no stone pelting, no (terrorist) recruitment and nobody was dying. Terrorist didn’t dare to enter within a radius of 50 kilometres of Srinagar. Now they are openly killing inside the city,” stated Malik. He declined to touch upon the problem additional, however stated the killings had been ‘extremely painful and saddening.’