No attempt should be made to misguide farmers on farm bills, says TN BJP chief
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No attempt should be made to misguide farmers on farm bills, says TN BJP chief
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Madurai: Stating that the BJP government at the Centre is committed to the welfare of farmers, state BJP president L Murugan said that the Farm Bills 2020 passed in the Parliament would benefit the farming community immensely and no one should attempt to misguide them on these important bills. Speaking to reporters in Madurai on Monday, he said that farmers’ income would increase manifold due to these bills as it would do away with the middlemen in agricultural trade and help the farmers fix the income for their produce. He also said that the bills would do away with black markets and hoarding of goods. For instance, jasmine farmers in Madurai can reach out to scent factories and tie-up with them and sell their produce as per their choice. Similarly, if they tie-up with food processing industries, it would help them have a fixed price even when there is a larger production and hence they would not suffer losses. The price fixed at the time of agreement would continue throughout the agreement period. The agreements would be made in the local language, and the agricultural board that would be constituted would resolve any disputes within a stipulated period which would reduce any danger of land parcels being attached due to the agreement rules. “These bills would facilitate the use of technology by farmers. It will encourage the growth of the agriculture sector in many ways. It would also reduce the cost of transport and the farmers can sell their produce in a place of their choice. Farmers would also get an opportunity to sell their produce online,” Murugan said. He also said that in Tamil Nadu alone, 41 lakh farmers were benefiting from the Prime Minister’s Kisan Scheme and added that the action taken by the state government into the PM Kissan scam, was satisfactory. Answering a question on the 2021 Tamil Nadu assembly elections, he said that for now the NDA alliance would continue.
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The Times of India
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2020-09-22
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Madurai