BJP MP Kangana revived the debate over the three laws - Farmer's Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act; The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Act; and The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act - which were repealed in 2021.
Kangana Ranaut on farm laws: BJP MP Kangana earlier said the country is on the path of progress and restoring the farm laws would ensure better financial stability and growth for farmers, ultimately benefiting the agricultural sector.
If the I.N.D.I.A alliance comes to power, it will provide legal guarantees to MSP to farmers, said Rahul Gandhi, who is currently busy with his 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra'. He also hinted at incorporating recommendations from the Swaminathan Committee into their election manifesto.
Farmers movement: The Samyukta Kisan Morcha's (SKM) will hold a meeting in Karnal on December 8 to decide on the next phase of the farmers' movement, said Darshan Pal, SKM member.
Constituent organisations associated with the Samyukta Kisan Morcha will organise dharnas, demonstrations, seminars during the 'MSP Legal Guarantee Week'.
On farm laws, PM Modi said that he has come to win the hearts of farmers, & did so. He understands the pain of small farmers adding laws were implemented for the benefit of farmers but were taken back in the national interest.
The minister said the matter of forming the Committee on MSP is under consideration of the ministry and will be formed after the elections are over.
Earlier in December last year, the SKM had announced the suspension of their year-long agitation after they received a letter from the Central government, with promises of forming a committee on MSP.
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Saturday had alleged that there is no forward movement on the MSP issue.
All opposition parties, including the Samajwadi Party, Congress and the Bahujan Samaj Party, have given priority to the issues related to farmers, while the ruling BJP claims that the Yogi Adityanath-led government has done several important works for the development of the region.
His statement comes days after the Centre repealed the three agricultural laws against which several farmers' unions had been protesting for nearly a year.
The clarification from Union Minister Tomar comes after Congress alleged that Centre is planning to bring back 3 farm laws.
A large portion of the Ghazipur border would be vacated on Sunday, though it will be fully vacated by December 15, tikait said.
Families of farmers along with fellow villagers at many places on the Delhi-Karnal-Ambala and Delhi-Hisar national highways along with other state highways enroute were welcoming and honouring the peasants coming in tractor trolleys with garlands, 'ladoos', 'barfi' and other sweets.
After the farmers received a formal letter from the Centre agreeing to their pending demands on Thursday, farmers at the Singhu border expressed their happiness and prepare to return to their homes after calling off their protest against the farm laws.
Farmers, who have been protesting against the three farm laws on different borders of Delhi since November 26 last year, announced on Wednesday that they are suspending their year-long agitation and would vacate the protest sites on December 11.
Tractors bedecked with colourful lights rolled out of the protest site blaring songs of victory. The elderly flaunted their colourful turbans and danced with the youngsters.
After year-long protests over the three farm laws, the farmers' union on Thursday said that they would vacate the borders on December 15. Here is a timeline of how the events unfolded.
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha on Thursday announced the suspension of the farmers' protest. Farmers will start vacating the Delhi border points from December 11.
Rahul Gandhi said that around 700 farmers died in farmers' agitation against the Centre's agri laws. He said that the government should give compensation and jobs to the families of such farmers.
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