Farmers Movement Archive

Modi govt hatching conspiracy to privatize agri sector: Chhattisgarh CM

NAGPUR: Terming three farm bills passed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi government as “black laws”, Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday accused the NDA of hatching a conspiracy to hand over the agriculture sector to private players. “With these laws, the private players would hoard food grains at will in their godowns and sell them at exorbitant prices, as there will be no government’s restrictions from now. We all have witnessed how prices of onions and pulses were inflated in the past. The ultimate sufferer will be the common man, along with the farmers and farm traders,” he said. Flanked by Maharashtra cabinet minister Yashomati Thakur, MLA Vikas Thakre and others, Baghel said the government’s restrictions on the agriculture sector were imposed by former PM Jawaharlal Nehru, but this government wants to hand over control to private players, who will have a monopoly on entire affair. “The entire economy of every household will suffer, just like in the demonetization period. The Congress party strongly opposes these bills and also requests other like-minded outfits to join us in this cause. We’re with farmers in their demand to withdraw all three bills,” he said, adding that GST introduced by NDA government had also failed.

The Times of India

2020-09-25

Nagpur