INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hit out at the Opposition accusing it of misleading the farmers by raking controversy over the three farm
the three farm bills came a day after Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) withdrew from the Union cabinet protesting the legislations
On Thursday, the SAD announced that Harsimrat Kaur Badal had resigned as Union minister over differences with the government on the farm
opposing the same amendments and provisions
Opposition parties are questioning the government over the issue of Minimum Support Price (MSP) but they did not address the issue when they
their words and conspiracies
This is a historic step to make our farmers free of the shackles
Farmers should be allowed to sell their produce wherever they want
These people [Opposition parties] are only spreading rumors that the government is not going to purchase wheat, rice and other products
independence in agriculture
They'll now have more options and opportunities to sell their produce
I congratulate them on the passage of bills
It was necessary to bring these to protect them from middlemen
These are farmers' shields."The Modi government has brought the bills in Parliament to replace the three Ordinances notified in June this
The three farm bills are, the Farmers' Produce Trade And Commerce (Promotion And Facilitation) Bill, the Farmers (Empowerment and
Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill.These bills seek to provide a
barrier-free trade for farmers' produce outside the notified farm mandis (wholesale markets) and empower farmers to enter into farming
agreements with private players prior to production for the sale of their produce.
