New Delhi : Union Minister of Agriculture Narendra Singh Tomar appeals farmers to stop protesting and asks them to go back home. He says that farm bills will be repealed in the Parliament Winter Session. He urged farmers to end their agitation.
“After the announcement of the repeal of the three farm laws, there is no point in continuing farmers’ agitation. I urge farmers to end their agitation and go home,” Mr Tomar told ANI.
Presentation of the bill in Lok Sabha is expected by Narendra Singh Tomar in the upcoming parliament session. The three farm laws might be repealed.
The BJP has issued a whip to its Lok Sabha MPs to be present on the day.
Last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the three controversial farm bills would be rolled back. The farmer unions have welcomed the PM’s announcement, but have said that the protest would go on till the laws are formally repealed and other demands are met. Farmers have also announced that they will they will march to the Parliament on Monday – 60 tractors and over 1,000 people, according to farmer leader Rakesh Tikait – to underline their resolve in this matter.
Mr Tomar said that a committee will be constituted to discuss the issues that have been raised by the farmers.
“PM Narendra Modi has announced to constitute a committee to deliberate on the issues of crop diversification, zero-budget farming and making minimum support price (MSP) system more transparent and effective,” Mr Tomar said.
The agriculture minister said that this committee would have representatives from farmers’ organisations.
He said that the government had also accepted the farmers’ demand to decriminalise stubble burning.
To protest against the three farm laws. The rollback of the three farm laws comes just ahead of the critical elections in states like Uttar Pradesh and Punjab.
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