Ludhiana: The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) website post which said that, ‘Agricultural scientists, students and researchers and research institutes support the new agricultural laws for the benefit of agriculture and farmers’ was removed from the website a day after on Thursday. PAU students and research fellows had written many mails to the ICAR director general to remove the post.
PAU students were glad about the move and said, “It is sad and worrisome to see that the ICAR’s website had been misused by the ICAR authorities to give the wrong impression among the common man of the country that the students of agriculture favour the new farm laws. We strongly oppose these new farm laws. We, along with other students and seniors, believe that these laws are death warrants for our farmers and blessing for corporates. This was an exaggerated statement, which has to be removed with immediate effect from the webpage of this reputed platform, which is currently letting the wrong perception to be developed among the citizens of the country.”
Meanwhile, PAU students celebrated the New Year by gathering at gate no 1 at 5pm by wearing green clothes and green ribbons.