Congress President Sonia Gandhi described the repeal of three farm laws as the victory of the struggle and willpower of 62 crore farmers and farm labourers after almost 12 months of Gandhian agitation. 

"Today, the sacrifices of more than 700 farmer families have paid off, whose dear ones sacrificed their lives in this struggle for justice. Today is the victory of truth, justice and non-violence," she said in a statement. 

"Today, the anti-farmer, anti-labourer conspiracy hatched by the people in power has also been defeated and the arrogance of the dictatorial rulers too. Today, the conspiracy to attack livelihood and farming also stands defeated. Today, the three anti-farming laws have lost and the 'Annadata' has emerged victorious."

For the last seven years, she said the BJP government has been attacking the agriculture sector in different ways. 

Whether, it was by discontinuing the bonus given to farmers, as soon as the BJP government came to power, or whether it was through a conspiracy to end the act enacted to ensure fair compensation to farmers for their land by bringing an ordinance, she added. 

Whether it is a refusal to pay the farmers their cost plus 50 percent profit as promised by the Prime Minister or the huge increase in the cost of diesel and agricultural products, or the attack on the farmers through three black anti-farm laws, Sonia Gandhi said. 

"Today, when according to the NSO of the Government of India, the average income of the farmer has come down to Rs 27 per day, and the average debt burden on the farmer of the country is Rs 74,000, then the government and every person in the country need to think again on how farming can be made profitable in the true sense and how farmers get the fair price for their crop by way of MSP," she added.

Sonia Gandhi said farmers and the farm labourers need justice and rights, not torture or need to beg.

In a democracy, any decision should be taken only after holding discussions with all, and after consultation with the opposition. Hope the Modi government has at least learnt some lessons, she added.