If demands not met, farmers may take to violence: Meghalya Governor Satya Pal Malik
Jodhpur, Mar 11: Meghalya Governor Satya Pal Malik on Friday said if farmers' demands are not met, they may try to get what they want through violence.
"My advice to Delhi is don't mess with them, they are dangerous people," Malik said here at an event, where he also claimed he is not scared of losing his post for raising farmers' issues.
"Farmers will take what they want. If it is not given through talks, they would take it through a fight ('ladai'). They will get it though violence if not through a fight," he said.
"They cannot be muzzled. They know how to get their demands met. If these demands are not met, they would again resume their agitation," he said referring to the year-long stir against the Centre's farm laws.
Malik, who had earlier criticised the Centre and PM Narendra Modi over the handling of the farmers' agitation, said there was always a chance that he will get a "call from Delhi" if he talks about farmers.
"I live in Delhi in a one-and-half room house, that is why I could mess ('panga le saka') with Modi over the farmers' issue," the Governor said.
"I don't have any enmity with the Centre but I can leave my post for the farmers," he said.
Malik repeated his earlier remark, saying when he met the PM over the farmers' issue in the past, they had a fight in just five minutes.
"I told him that the Sikhs and Jats do not forget. You must send them with something. They had remembered Indira (Gandhi) as well," he said in an apparent reference to the former PM's assassination.
Malik was in Jodhpur to attend a book release by the Marwar Jat Mahasabha.
He earlier too has made remarks against the PM and the Centre over the farmers' issue.
At an event in Haryana earlier this month, he had claimed that his friends advised him not to criticise the BJP government as he could be made the President or Vice President if he kept quiet.
Malik had then asserted that he "doesn't care about these positions".
In January, he had claimed that when he went to meet the prime minister on the issue of farmers, Modi was "arrogant" and had a fight with him within five minutes.
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Kohli has silenced doubters with century: Gavaskar
Raipur (PTI): Batting maestro Virat Kohli proved that the "old generation is still the best" with his unbeaten century against Kolkata Knight Riders, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar said while lavishing praise on the Royal Challengers Bengaluru star for silencing doubters in the ongoing IPL.
Coming off two successive ducks, the 37-year-old Kohli smashed an unbeaten hundred to guide Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a six-wicket win over KKR and move to the top of the points table here on Wednesday.
"Virat Kohli was absolutely outstanding against KKR. He knows how to construct a chase better than most," Gavaskar said on Star Sports' 'Amul Cricket Live'.
"While everyone was talking about this being the season of 'Gen Next', Kohli showed he is still around. He silenced the doubters with a century and moved to third in the Orange Cap race. He proved that the old generation is still the best."
Gavaskar highlighted Kohli's staggering consistency in the shortest format and said his records may stand untouched for a long time.
"When it comes to T20 centuries, he is third on the list with 10, behind Chris Gayle and Babar Azam. But he is the fastest to 14,000 T20 runs and has nine IPL hundreds. Records are there to be broken, but it will take a very long time for anyone to match what Kohli keeps delivering, game after game, season after season," he said.
"This hundred from Virat Kohli was one of those special moments that remind us of his greatness."
Gavaskar also pointed to the dropped catch of Kohli by KKR as a decisive turning point in the contest.
"Before this RCB-KKR game, KKR's efficiency with catches was still the best in the IPL this season. But this one hurt badly," he said.
"Rovman Powell had the chance to dismiss Virat Kohli early. He went up high, timed his jump well, but the ball slipped out. You cannot drop Kohli early in his innings. He will make you pay every single time."
"He scored a hundred and made KKR regret that drop. That is what great players do. They don't give you a second chance."
