Union Cabinet approves bill to repeal farm laws; to be tabled in Winter Session
India | Nov 24, 2021, 03:24 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi had last week announced to repeal the three farm laws that have been at the centre of protests.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had last week announced to repeal the three farm laws that have been at the centre of protests.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced his government's decision to repeal the three farm laws over which the farmers have been protesting over the past year on Delhi's borders, urging them to return to their homes.
Talking to the media, Pilot said no matter what the government does now, it is "far too late" to erase from the farmers' minds the suffering caused during the farm laws agitation.
There is, as of now, no guarantee that the farmers would leave once the MSP guarantee law is passed. One should also understand whether it is feasible on part of the Centre to guarantee minimum support prices to farmers?
Rakesh Tikait said it took almost one year to make the "government understand that that the farm laws will harm the farmers, workers and shopkeepers of the country".
The panel, after studying the three farm laws and consultation with stakeholders, had submitted its report to the apex court on March 19.
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Government and farmer leaders should think of some other way. MSP is not a solution. It will not only harm farmers, but traders & stockists also, says Anil Ghanwat, member of Supreme Court-appointed committee.
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, the umbrella body of agitating farm unions, has said that farmers will go ahead with their protests and announced 'Sansad Chalo' (march to Parliament) on November 29 to observe one year of anti-farm laws protests.
Despite the prime minister's surprise announcement, farmer leaders have maintained the protesters won't budge until the three contentious laws are formally repealed in Parliament.
The farmers' body, in the letter, demanded that the cases lodged against farmers during anti-farm laws movement should be withdrawn immediately.
Sidhu also took on the BJP-led Centre, saying there had been no word from it on framing a law to guarantee the minimum support price (MSP) for crops.
The farmers are also demanding compensation for the farmers who lost their lives during farmers' protests and the withdrawal of cases registered against them.
The withdrawal bills shall then be introduced in the forthcoming session of Parliament, government sources added.
Tikait said that issues like cases against farmers, electricity bills, MSP guarantee need to be resolved before the conclusion of the agitation.
The saffron camp in Uttar Pradesh believes that if the same decision would have been taken four or five months earlier, the political situation would have been different.
The laws relating to the matter could be re-enacted later if needed, but it should be repealed now. this is a welcome move, Kalraj Mishra said.
The Congress and Left parties have also demanded that a law should be enacted on the MSP guarantee while repealing the three laws from last year.
Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind President Maulana Syed Arshad Madani said the decision to withdraw the farm laws has shown that democracy and the power of the people are paramount.
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