Farmers Movement Archive

Reforms have brought new opportunities: PM

The PM’s address came at the end of a week marked by protests by farmers in Punjab, Haryana and Delhi against the four farm Bills passed by Parliament in September. “The agricultural reforms in the past few days have also now opened new doors of possibilities for our farmers,” Mr. Modi said in the radio address. He added, “These reforms have not only served to unshackle our farmers but also given them new rights and opportunities,” Mr. Modi said. He cited the example of a farmer from Dhule in Maharashtra, Jitendra Bhoiji, whose payments for his corn crop was kept pending by traders for four months. “In this situation, the new farm laws that were passed in September came to his aid. Under this law, it was decided that all dues of the farmers should be cleared within three days of procurement, failing which, the farmer can lodge a complaint,” Mr. Modi said. The farmer was able to lodge a complaint and get his pending dues cleared within days, the Prime Minister said. He cited the example of the CEO of a farmer producer organisation, Mohammad Aslam, from Baran in Rajasthan, who was spreading awareness among farmers about prices at markets through a WhatsApp group.

The Hindu

2020-11-30

November 30 2020 00:00 IST