Prime Minister Narendra Modi Chose Politics for Peasant Welfare, Supreme Court Council Member said

On Gurpurab, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said 3 new farm laws will be repealed (File)

Mumbai:

The Supreme Court-appointed farm council member Anil Ghanwat was described today as backing down from the Central Government’s decision to repeal three agricultural laws that have been at the heart of farmers’ protests. population in the past year.

“This is the biggest setback for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, because he chose politics over improving farmers,” Mr Ghanwat told India’s Press Trust news agency.

“Our panel submitted several amendments and solutions to the three agricultural laws, but instead of using it to resolve the stalemate, Prime Minister Modi and the BJP chose to back down. They just wanted to win. elected and wanted nothing else,” Ghanwat said.

Addressing the nation this morning on Guru Nanak Jayanti (Gurpurab) day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the three laws were for the benefit of the farmers but “we could not convince a part of the farmers despite our best efforts.” “.

Mr. Ghanwat, chairman of Shetkari Sanghatna, said, “Despite submitting our recommendations to the Supreme Court, it seems that this government has not even read it. Uttar Pradesh elections. and Punjab in the coming months.”

Anil Ghanwat said the decision to repeal the agricultural law “shut down all kinds of reforms in agriculture and its marketing sector.”

“The interests of the farmers were sacrificed more than the political interests of the party (BJP),” he declared.

Mr. Ghanwat said that during his tenure as Union Agriculture Minister, NCP Director Sharad Pawar also pushed for similar reforms, but for political reasons he opposed these laws afterwards. “As a farmer’s organization, we will continue to sensitize people on this issue,” he added.

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