NEW DELHI: Like Congress weighs the options to neutralize the controversial central agricultural laws, it emerges that the states ruled by the party may desist from measures that may trigger a confrontation with the Center led by the BJP.
Punjab and Chhattisgarh are known to bring their own bills that cannot directly override the three core agricultural laws. But they may contain protection clauses Mandis, compulsory purchase in MSP and penal clause for infractions among others, to verify the “worrying” provisions of the recently enacted central laws.
Sources in the two states said that legal experts are being consulted to explore available options and initial feedback is that states can provide “protection to farmers” with measures related to “issues mentioned in state and central lists” that will prevail. over those of the Center. provisions, but it will be legally sound.
This thought goes against the AICCThe suggestion to the party-governed states to amend the central laws with state bills pursuant to section 254 (2). While such bills passed by state assemblies would require the consent of the president and thus be blocked by the BJP-led Center, Congress believes it will help the party make a strong political statement with farmers by showing his opposition as implacable.
But sources in Punjab and Chhattisgarh said that the AICC’s suggestion through a model bill was just one option among others. “We would like to institute a law that undoes the dangers posed by core agricultural laws without being legally vulnerable or susceptible to being blocked by the Modi government,” said an informed source in Punjab, while a key official echoed the same sentiment. . in Chhattisgarh.
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