Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that the Union government will repeal the three new farm laws that had faced vociferous pr...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that the Union government will repeal the three new farm laws that had faced vociferous protests for over a year.
Modi, in an address to the nation on the occasion of Guru Parab, said that the laws will be repealed by the end of the month in the Winter Session of Parliament.
“Today, I appeal to all protesting farmers – on the auspicious day of Guru Parab, please return to your homes,” the prime minister said. “I appeal to you to return to your farms and your families. Let us make a fresh start.”
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— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 19, 2021
Modi said that the Union government introduced the three farm laws with pure intentions, but could not explain their importance to some farmers. He said that the government had introduced the laws in the interest of farmers, particularly small cultivators, and for the bright future of the rural poor.
“I seek forgiveness from the people and, with a pure heart, state that perhaps there was something lacking in our penance,” the prime minister said.
Modi said that the farm laws were introduced so that farmers could get better prices for their produce, and more options to sell it. He said that farmers,...
