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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday described the passage of two farm sector bills as a “watershed moment” in the history of Indian agriculture, asserting that they will ensure a complete transformation of the farm sector and empower crores of farmers.
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I am a farmer and I am giving a solemn word that there is no design to scrap either MSP or APMC mechanism, says Rajnath Singh, Defence MinisterIn a series of tweets after Rajya Sabha passed the bills by voice vote amid din created by protesting opposition members, Modi said these proposed laws would liberate farmers from numerous adversities as he noted that peasants were for decades bound by various constraints and bullied by middlemen.
Assurance to farmers
He again assured farmers that the existing government support system for them will continue.
Farmers in states like Punjab and Haryana have been protesting against these bills, with their leaders alleging that the legislations will dismantle the existing system and leave them to the mercy of corporate interests.
Modi asserted, “I said it earlier, and I say it once again: System of MSP will remain. Government procurement will continue.
“We are here to serve our farmers. We will do everything possible to support them and ensure a better life for their coming generations.”
These bills will add impetus to the efforts to double the income of farmers and ensure greater prosperity for them, he said.
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“The DMK is merely politicising the issue. The bills seek to eliminate the middlemen and facilitate a high remunerative price to the farmers,” a senior BJP leader Raghavan said.“Our agriculture sector is in desperate need of the latest technology that assists the industrious farmers. Now, with the passage of the bills, our farmers will have easier access to futuristic technology that will boost production and yield better results. This is a welcome step,” the prime minister said.
Lok Sabha earlier passed the two bills. After they get the presidential assent, they will be notified as laws.
“A watershed moment in the history of Indian agriculture! Congratulations to our hardworking farmers on the passage of key bills in Parliament, which will ensure a complete transformation of the agriculture sector as well as empower crores of farmers,” Modi added in another tweet.
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