MUMBAI: Head of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and former Minister of Agriculture Sharad Pawar On Sunday, he charged that the Center hastily passed the agricultural laws and warned that if the situation is not resolved soon, more farmers across the country will join the protest.
“Farmers of Punjab and Haryana are the main producers of wheat and rice, and they are protesting. If the situation is not resolved soon, we will see farmers from across the country join them, “Pawar said of the ongoing protest by farmers who have been calling for the repeal of farm laws.
The former Minister of Agriculture also said that the farmers’ protest will not be limited to the national capital, farmers across the country can join the protest.
“When the bill was being approved, we had asked the government not to be in a hurry, to send it to Select committee and a discussion is needed, but that didn’t happen and the bill was hastily passed. Now the government is facing problems because of that rush, ”Pawar said commenting on the procedure adopted to pass farm laws.
Meanwhile, the farmers’ protest against the three agricultural laws passed by the Center entered its eleventh day today with demonstrations at the Sant Nirankari Samagam field in Burari on the outskirts of Delhi and other border areas.
The protesting farmers had called for a nationwide lockdown on December 8.
Farmers protest against the Agricultural Products Trade and Trade (Promotion and Facilitation) Act of 2020, the Farmers’ Agreement (Empowerment and Protection) on Price Guarantee and the Agricultural Services Act of 2020 and the Essential Products Act (Amendment ) of 2020.
Minister of State of Agriculture Kailash Choudhary On Sunday he reiterated that the three laws passed by the government are in favor of farmers, adding that the laws will not be repealed, but if necessary, the government will make some modifications to the laws to recognize the agitating demands of farmers.
“These laws passed by the government will give farmers freedom. We always said that farmers should have the right to sell their crops wherever they want. Even the Swaminathan Commission report recommends’ that. I don’t think the laws should be repealed. If necessary , some amendments will be made to the laws to recognize the demands of farmers on the move, “said Choudhary.
He assured farmers that, as the government has previously said, the minimum support price (MSP) for crops will continue and that the Center is ready to deliver it in writing as well.
In the meantime, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) have extended their support for the farmers’ call for Bharat Bandh on December 8.
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao announced his party’s support for Bharat Bandh’s call and said that TRS rank and file would actively participate in the proposed nationwide shutdown.
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