Finance
By: Shree1news, 19 DEC 2020
Amid large-scale protests in opposition to the three farm bills passed by the Centre in September, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday tweeted that graphics and booklets that talk about how the reforms are useful for farmers could be found on the NaMo App.
“There is a lot of content, including graphics and booklets that elaborate on how the recent Agro-reforms help our farmers. It can be found on the NaMo App Volunteer Module’s Your Voice and Downloads sections. Read and share widely,” he tweeted.
The PM’s tweet comes within the backdrop of thousands of farmers protesting in opposition to the laws. The farmers’ protests entered day 24 on Saturday as the stalemate between the Centre and agitating farmers continued.
In the meantime, Congress on Friday said the government should stop “deceiving and betraying” the farmers. Party president from Haryana Kumari Selja stated, “Farmers of the country have been forced to protest on the borders of national Capital in bitter cold for the last three weeks. But the government is not able to listen to them under the pressure from the capitalists.”
She also accused the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) of spreading misconceptions concerning the farmers’ protest and accused the occasion of engaging in politics of division. “The BJP wants to turn farmers into labourers, which cannot be tolerated. The BJP had promised to implement the recommendations of Swaminathan Commission report. It promised to double the earnings of farmers, however not a single promise has been fulfilled”, she said.
Widespread protests are taking place against the three laws— Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act. Whereas Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has assured that the Minimum Support Price (MSP) mechanism will keep, farmers believe the laws will put them at the mercy of corporate farmers.
Source: A-N
