Updated: February 4, 2021 10:04 am
Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha Live Updates: Congress Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad asked the Centre to withdraw the 3 contentious farm bills without having creating it a prestige challenge.
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Parliament LIVE: Thousands of farmers have been protesting at the Delhi borders with Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, demanding a rollback of the 3 laws — Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020 Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.
The protesting farmers have expressed the apprehension that these laws would pave the way for the dismantling of the minimum help price tag (MSP) method, leaving them at the “mercy” of huge corporations. However, the government has maintained that the new laws will bring improved possibilities to farmers and introduce new technologies in agriculture. (PTI)