<p>The Centre's decision to repeal the new farm laws is the victory of a sustained fight by farmers and also that of a democratic opposition led by Rahul Gandhi, Congress General Secretary Harish Rawat said on Friday.</p>.<p>"Democracy has finally won. The united and sustained fight by the farmers has won," he said.</p>.<p>"It is also the victory of a democratic opposition led by Rahul Gandhi, who was the first to term the laws 'black', besides taking out tractor rallies in Punjab and Haryana in protest," he added.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/suit-boot-sarkar-repeat-could-sharpen-bjps-hindutva-turn-in-up-1052343.html" target="_blank">'Suit-boot sarkar' repeat could sharpen BJP's Hindutva turn in UP</a></strong></p>.<p>The Centre's argument that the laws were being repealed as it could not convince the farmers was a reflection of its arrogance, he said.</p>.<p>The former Uttarakhand chief minister, who is also the party's poll campaign in-charge for the state, said the Centre's withdrawal has strengthened the possibilities of the Congress' victory in Punjab and Uttarakhand Assembly elections.</p>.<p>Asked whether the decision would help the Bharatiya Janata Party, he said there was no chance of a reprieve to the saffron party as the decision had come "too late".</p>.<p>Rawat demanded martyrs' stature to the farmers who died during the protest and asked the Centre to apologise to their families.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>
<p>The Centre's decision to repeal the new farm laws is the victory of a sustained fight by farmers and also that of a democratic opposition led by Rahul Gandhi, Congress General Secretary Harish Rawat said on Friday.</p>.<p>"Democracy has finally won. The united and sustained fight by the farmers has won," he said.</p>.<p>"It is also the victory of a democratic opposition led by Rahul Gandhi, who was the first to term the laws 'black', besides taking out tractor rallies in Punjab and Haryana in protest," he added.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/suit-boot-sarkar-repeat-could-sharpen-bjps-hindutva-turn-in-up-1052343.html" target="_blank">'Suit-boot sarkar' repeat could sharpen BJP's Hindutva turn in UP</a></strong></p>.<p>The Centre's argument that the laws were being repealed as it could not convince the farmers was a reflection of its arrogance, he said.</p>.<p>The former Uttarakhand chief minister, who is also the party's poll campaign in-charge for the state, said the Centre's withdrawal has strengthened the possibilities of the Congress' victory in Punjab and Uttarakhand Assembly elections.</p>.<p>Asked whether the decision would help the Bharatiya Janata Party, he said there was no chance of a reprieve to the saffron party as the decision had come "too late".</p>.<p>Rawat demanded martyrs' stature to the farmers who died during the protest and asked the Centre to apologise to their families.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>