The video statement by Haryana’s chief minister ML Khattar runs counter to the idea of the controversial farm laws.
Chandigarh:
The Haryana government has to worry about the farmers of Haryana and “does not have to worry about other states,” Prime Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said earlier this month, refusing to purchase crops from other states. Khattar’s video statement, which is widely shared on social media, runs counter to the notion of controversial farm laws that promise barrier-free trade in markets and farmer-chosen prices.
The Chief Minister said this on September 17 while praising the agricultural laws.
“We will make sure that the corn and bajra from Haryana farmers are fully purchased. We will not let it happen that farmers in other states benefit from selling it in our state. We have to worry about farmers in our state. No No you have to worry about other states, “he said.
He also accused Congress of politicizing the issue. The opposition has criticized the way in which the three key agricultural bills were passed in parliament, claiming that the bills were passed by oral vote in violation of the rules.
Haryana’s chief minister said that congressional states such as Punjab and Rajasthan are not purchasing crops such as maize and bajra with the minimum price support (MSP), forcing farmers to sell their produce in Haryana.
“Congress is making it political. But I have a question for them. Why are their governments in Punjab and Rajasthan not doing this (acquiring corn and bajra)? We will not buy corn and bajra from other states because it is we who incur losses. This is the part of the farmers of Haryana, “he said.
On Monday, some fifty farmers from Uttar Pradesh were prevented from entering the Karnal district of neighboring Haryana to sell their rice crop at government-run mandis (wholesale markets), despite controversial farm laws, which promise trade without barriers in the markets and prices of the country. farmer’s choice: signed into law Sunday night.
There have been huge farmer protests over the laws, especially in Punjab and Haryana, states that are known as the country’s cereal bowl.
The question of the minimum price at which the government buys food grains is at the center of widespread protests against the farm bill, with some farmers believing that the price, which acts as a guarantee of performance for their hard work, has been abolished by the government. . center and will now be left to deal with powerful corporations that will insist on paying lower rates.
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