All three controversial farm laws to be repealed: PM Narendra Modi

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the three controversial farm laws will repeal in the next coming Parliament session which is going to start on November 29th. Speaking on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanthi, he said that Nation greets on the holy Guru Purab and re-opening of Kartarpur Sahib Corridor on Friday.

He apologized the farmers for the inconvenient caused due to the three farm laws and the Government is unable to explain the will of the laws to the farmers efficiently.

Addressing the Nation via video conference, he wished the people on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanthi. He also expressed happiness that after a gap of one and a half years, the Kartarpur Sabih Corridor has now reopened. I have seen the challenges of the farmers very closely in my five decades of public life, that is why, when I was given the opportunity to serve the country as Prime Minister in 2014, we gave the highest priority to agriculture development and farmer welfare, he said.

Modi said that four prong measures of seeds, insurance, market and savings were taken to ameliorate the conditions of farmers.  Along with good quality seeds, the Government also connected the farmers with facilities like neem coated urea, soil health card and micro irrigation, he said.

PM Modi pointed out that many initiatives have been taken for the farmers to get the right price for their produce in return for their hard work. The country has strengthened its rural market infrastructure. We not only increased the MSP, but also created a record number of Government procurement centers. The procurement of the produce made by our Government has broken the records of the last several decades, he said.

Modi said that the Government brought these laws for the welfare of farmers, especially small farmers, in the interest of the agriculture sector, for a bright future of ‘gaanv-gareeb’ – village-poor, with full integrity, clear conscience and dedication towards farmers. Such a sacred thing, absolutely pure, a matter of farmers’ interest, we could not explain to some farmers despite our efforts. Agricultural economists, scientists, progressive farmers also tried their best to make them understand the importance of agricultural laws.

Prime Minister said that in the spirit of holy Guru Purab today is not the day for blaming anyone and rededicated himself to working for the welfare of the farmers. He announced an important initiative for the agriculture sector. He announced the formation of a committee to promote zero budgeting based agriculture, to change crop pattern as per the changing needs of the country and to make MSP more effective and transparent. The Committee will have representatives of the central government, state governments, farmers, agricultural scientists, and agricultural economists.

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