Kisan Congress stopped by police on march to Satna MP Ganesh Singh's house over Janardan Mishra remark

The Kisan Congress held a protest in Satna on Thursday against remarks on farmers made by Rewa BJP MP Janardan Mishra. Workers led by district president Santosh Pandey set out to gherao the house of MP Ganesh Singh.

Police put up barricades along the route and stopped the workers from going further. The protesters then shouted slogans against Mishra. They also submitted a memorandum to SDM (City) Rahul Siladia, demanding that Mishra resign and apologise publicly to the farmers of the country.

The matter relates to a programme at the Kamal Gaushala in Rakri gram panchayat of Mauganj district. Mishra had gone there as chief guest at a district-level Govardhan Puja programme, where he commented on the daily routine of farmers.

He is reported to have said that farmers today are not as hardworking as they used to be. According to him, farmers have now come to prefer comfort and work hard at farming for only three months of the year. The remaining nine months, he said, they spend on cards, Rajshree, bottles, chongi and Jai Bhole.

A video of the MP's speech surfaced on Monday night. His remarks then drew political and social opposition. The Kisan Congress called them an insult to farmers and demanded action.

In view of the protest, police personnel were deployed on the road leading to the MP's residence. SDM (City) Rahul Siladia, CSP Manish Tripathi and other police officers were present at the spot.