Tomar thanks MP farmers for not being 'misled'

December 16, 2020 15:34

Agriculture Minister NS Tomar at the Kisan Sammelan in Gwalior: "When attempts are being made to mislead and agitate farmers of Punjab in one corner of the nation, you gathered in Rewa, Sagar, Gwalior, Ujjain and other places to support farm laws by Narendra Modi govt. I thank all of you."

"When PM Modi implemented demonetisation, Congress said that his countdown has begun. When he implemented GST, people said that his Govt won't come back. But in 2019 elections, people made him PM for the second time with more seats than the last elections,"

Earlier in the day, the Madhya Pradesh Agriculture Minister Kamal Patel claimed those protesting against the Centre's three new farm laws are "middlemen" and not real farmers.

Talking to PTI, Patel asserted that the new farm rules will give cultivators the real price for their produce and an opportunity to trade, export, and set up food processing units and warehouses. "Till now, middlemen used to buy crops of farmers at very low prices and sell them to end users at ten times higher rates by grading the purchase as per the quality of crop," Patel said.

"As the three new laws have hit hard the middlemen, who have captured the entire market and given donations to political parties, they are agitating on the issue and demanding their rollback," the minister claimed.

« Back to LIVE

TOP STORIES

'As a batter, I know I didn't live up to the standard'

India skipper Rohit Sharma acknowledged that he could not match the expected batting standards in the ongoing IPL but instead of indulging in over-thinking, his endeavour was to stay in the right zone and keep working on his flaws.

'Bullet Trains Aren't An Issue For Polls'

'When there are no good roads and no buses plying to villages, your spending on development is skewed.'

Can RR beat KKR, end losing run and secure No 2 spot?

Rajasthan Royals will be desperate to snap their four-match losing streak and finish in the top two when they meet table toppers Kolkata Knight Riders in an important IPL match in Guwahati on Sunday.

'Only Cure For Migration Is To Create Jobs'

The Odisha government told the assembly over 40,000 workers migrated from the state last year, with the highest number -- 26,151 -- from Balangir.

Why This PhD Scholar Is Walking Barefoot

The Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir will vote on Monday, May 20.