Congress firmly opposes the three core pieces of legislation that were signed into law by President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday.
“The President of Congress has advised the states governed by Congress to explore the possibilities of passing laws in their respective states pursuant to Article 254 (2) of the Constitution, which allows state legislatures to pass a law to deny the central anti-agriculture laws that encroach upon state laws jurisdiction under the Constitution, “the party said in a statement.
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Some states, especially Congress-run Punjab, are witnessing farmers’ protests against the new core laws.
“This (states passing laws that deny core legislations) would allow states to circumvent the unacceptable anti-farmer provisions in the three draconian farm laws, including the abolition of the MSP and the discontinuation of the CMPA in states governed by the Congress, “the party said.
“This would also relieve the farmers of the grave injustice committed by the Modi government and the BJP,” read the statement issued by the AICC secretary general. KC Venugopal He said.
Congressional Leader Jairam Ramesh said the rules in section 2454 (2) allow the state legislature to enforce laws “repugnant to the act of parliament” and that former finance minister Arun Jaitley had advised states to use it. to circumvent the Land Acquisition Law approved by the previous one. UPA regime.
“While FM Arun Jaitley succeeded in getting states to turn to Article 254 (2) of the Constitution to override the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act of 2013, a law that he had fully supported as LoP in Rajya Sabha.
“States should now follow the same advice to undo the damage caused by farm laws that have become laws,” Ramesh said in a tweet.
On Sunday, President Kovind gave his consent to the three controversial agricultural bills passed in Parliament last week. These laws have sparked protests from farmers, especially in Punjab and Haryana.
These three agricultural laws are: the Agricultural Products Trade and Trade (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, the Agricultural Price Guarantee and Services (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Farmers, 2020 and the Essential Products Act (Amendment ) 2020.
Parliament passed the bills in the Monsoon Session. The laws are intended to liberalize the agricultural sector and allow farmers to sell their products anywhere in the country they want at a better price.
The opposition led by Congress is critical of the way these bills were passed in Parliament. They claimed that the bills were approved “unconstitutionally” in “total disregard” of parliamentary norms.
Congress also proposes to challenge them in court.
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