Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday urged the protesters to finish their agitation and return to their properties, saying there was no level in persevering with the protest by farmers after the announcement of the revocation of three agriculture legal guidelines.
Tomar additionally mentioned that with the announcement of the committee, the demand of farmers on MSP has been fulfilled.
“They should respect the announcement made by the Prime Minister and show a big heart and ensure that they return to their homes,” Tomar advised ANI.
#Watch , There isn’t any level in persevering with the farmers’ agitation after the announcement of abrogation of three agricultural legal guidelines. I urge farmers to finish their agitation and go house: Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar pic.twitter.com/2noFm5MZsF
— ANI (@ANI) November 27, 2021
Tomar’s assertion got here a day after the farmers’ protest on the Delhi border accomplished one 12 months.
On 19 November, the Prime Minister introduced the federal government’s intention to repeal three agricultural legal guidelines – the Farmer’s Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Agricultural Services Act, 2020; and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.
On 24 November, the central authorities authorised a draft invoice to repeal the Acts. The authorities has additionally listed the Agricultural Laws Repeal Bill together with new payments to be launched through the winter session of Parliament starting November 29.
Despite the federal government’s intention to repeal the three agricultural legal guidelines, the protesting farmers’ unions have offered a set of calls for to the Center and requested them to proceed the agitation till they’re fulfilled. These calls for embody authorized assure of Minimum Support Price (MSP), withdrawal of instances registered in opposition to farmers through the agrarian agitation and compensation to the members of the family of farmers killed through the agitation.
On farmers unions’ demand for authorized assure of MSP, Tomar mentioned that the Prime Minister has introduced establishing of a committee to deliberate on the problems of crop diversification, zero funds farming and making the MSP system extra clear and efficient. . Tomar mentioned, ‘There can even be representatives of the farmer aspect on this committee.
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), the umbrella physique of farm unions opposing the three household legal guidelines, lately wrote a letter to the prime minister demanding a authorized assure of the MSP.
“Minimum Support Price based on Comprehensive Cost of Production (C2+50%) should be made a legal right of all farmers for all agricultural products, so that every farmer in the country is guaranteed at least the MSP announced by the government . their entire crop (the committee constituted under your chairmanship had recommended this to the then prime minister in 2011 and your government also announced the same in Parliament),” the SKM mentioned within the letter dated November 21.
As of now, the federal government publicizes MSP for 22 main agricultural commodities yearly in each the cropping seasons, conserving in thoughts the suggestions of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP).
On farmers’ demand to withdraw instances in opposition to farmers, Tomar mentioned, “As far as the cases registered during the protests are concerned, it comes under the jurisdiction of the state governments and they will take a decision based on the gravity of the cases.” The matter of compensation additionally comes below the state governments.
Tomar mentioned that the farmers’ organizations had demanded that the burning of stubble by farmers must be made out of the class of crime. He mentioned that the Government of India has additionally accepted this demand.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
