BJP organises farmers’ rally in support of farm laws in Haridwar
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BJP organises farmers’ rally in support of farm laws in Haridwar
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Haridwar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) organised a farmers’ rally in support of the three contentious farm reform laws in Haridwar on Wednesday. The rally was originally supposed to be joined by chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat as well but he could not make it due to bad weather conditions and addressed the rally virtually. During his address, the CM said that the new reforms will help increase the income of farmers. Meanwhile, other BJP leaders, speaking at the event, slammed the Congress for misguiding farmers on the issues of the new farm laws. Farmers who joined the rally also extended support to the laws saying, “the reforms will help in the abolition of the ‘dalal’ (middlemen) culture”. However, they maintained that the MSP (minimum support price) should be fixed while selling their crops to the private sector. Yograj Singh Chauhan, a farmer, told TOI, “Government buys the crops on the MSP but similar guarantees must be given on selling crops to the private players as well. We have come to the rally to support the BJP. However, all farmers agree that all disputes can be resolved if the recommendations of the Swaminathan Commission are implemented.”
Publisher
The Times of India
Date
2020-12-17
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Dehradun