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Farmers are gradually favouring new laws, says Munda

Ranchi: Union tribal affairs minister and Khunti MP Arjun Munda on Sunday said that a large section of farmers of the country are now turning in favour of the new farm laws, despite the ongoing protests along Delhi borders for over two months. Following the nationwide chakka jam on Saturday, Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikat, who has emerged as the rallying point of the protests after the Republic Day fiasco in Delhi, gave the Union government time till October 2 to repeal the laws, announcing the farmers will continue to stage sit-ins along the borders of Delhi capital till then. Speaking to reporters at the state BJP headquarters in Ranchi, Munda said, “Farmers are gradually understanding the good intentions and works done by our government, which is why even after implementation of the laws, we have been clinching polls.” Earlier in the day, Munda held an extensive session with BJP workers to explain them the finer points of the Union Budget presented a few days ago to publicise it among the masses. While the ruling coalition government in the state has snubbed the Budget as pro-capitalist, Munda termed it as a foundation for Atmanirbhar Bharat. “The Budget has everything for every class and is meant for the mass. This Budget marks the foundation of a self-reliant India in the coming years,” he said, counting on a host of initiatives like hike in health spending, thrust on digitisation, focus on building infrastructures across different spectrum among others. Countering the charges of the opposition that the BJP government is attempting to sell-off public entities under its disinvestment plans, Munda questioned if such a thing was happening for the first time in the country. “Haven’t disinvestments ever happened in the country? Our model of disinvestment is job-oriented to match with the global economic trends and standards. Flow of foreign direct investment will help in creation of assets and jobs for the countrymen. It depends on how one perceives things,” he said.

The Times of India

2021-02-08

Ranchi