Farmers Movement Archive

Rajasthan CM to call special assembly session against farm laws

JAIPUR: The state cabinet on Tuesday decided to call a special session of the assembly to pass a resolution against the three farm laws passed by the Centre. During the meeting, the ministers under the chairmanship of CM Ashok Gehlot discussed three farms bills: The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020; The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020. “The members after discussing the implications of the laws observed that those were against the farmers. It was decided that soon a special session of assembly would be called to discuss the laws in detail and pass a resolution against the laws,” an official statement. The cabinet was of the view that the new laws would lead to black marketing and price rise of farm produce. The decision coincided with Punjab assembly passing a resolution on Tuesday. Punjab became the first state in the country to pass a resolution against the laws. The move came weeks after Rahul Gandhi had asked Congress governments to look for a legal and constitutional route to stop the implementation of the laws. Gehlot had been hinting of exploring all options to stop the implementation of the law. Earlier in the day, he tweeted, “Today Congress Govt in #Punjab has passed Bills against these laws & #Rajasthan will follow soon.”

The Times of India

2020-10-21

Jaipur