8.28 am: The International Monetary Fund believes the farm laws passed by the Indian government have the potential to represent a signific...
8.28 am: The International Monetary Fund believes the farm laws passed by the Indian government have the potential to represent a significant step forward for agricultural reforms, reports PTI, citing a spokesperson of the organisation.
There is, however, a need to strengthen the social safety net for those who might be adversely affected by the transition to the new system, says Gerry Rice, Director of Communications at IMF at a news conference in Washington.
8.25 am: Bharatiya Kisan Union (Lok Shakti) spokesperson Shailesh Kumar Giri says members of the Supreme Court-appointed panel of experts known to support farm laws should follow the suit of Bhupinder Singh Mann and not be on the “wrong side of history”. Mann had recused himself from the committee on Thursday, saying he would give up any position to prevent farmers’ interests from being compromised.
“Mann’s decision is a welcome move,” says Giri. “The other three members of the panel, who have shown pro-new farm laws stance should also follow Mann’s suit. This ongoing agitation for rollback of the three agricultural laws is history in the making, and we urge they should not be on the wrong side of history.”
8.20 am: Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Balbir Singh Rajewal has written an open letter to farmers, urging...
