A committee set up by Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh in July this year had recommended opening up agricultural marketing beyond the APMCs, precisely the reforms that the NDA government at the Centre has announced and which are being opposed tooth and nail by the Congress party which runs the government in Punjab.
Farmer unions protesting against the 3 farm laws on Saturday said they will decide their next course of action in the next two-three days after the Supreme Court earlier this week pointed out it was thinking of setting up an "impartial and independent" panel of agriculture experts and peasants' unions to resolve the deadlock.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday shared a letter penned by Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar in wake of the farmers' protest against the new reforms being brought in the agriculture sector asking people to read it to know how it will help the farmers.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Union minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday slammed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over his fast to show solidarity with farmers who are protesting against the three agri laws for the last 19 days.
Union minister Som Prakash, who is among the government representatives negotiating with farmers protesting against 3 new farm laws, says efforts are being made to call next round of meeting with leaders of the agitation soon to end the stalemate.
Amid the Bharat Bandh, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar on Tuesday attacked the BJP for diverting the attention, and said during his tenure as the Union Cabinet Minister, he had only talked about bringing reforms in the APMC and not about the kind of new laws enacted by the Centre.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday lashed out at opposition parties for "politicising" farm bills. At a hurriedly convened press conference at his official residence here, the chief minister charged the Congress with indulging in "double speak".
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