Farmers Movement Archive

Govt. extends support to farmers’ agitation

Expressing solidarity with the farmers who called for a nationwide bandh on December 8 in protest against the farm laws, Agriculture Minister K. Kannababu said the agitators should consider ending the protest by 1 p.m. so that the people would not be inconvenienced. The Minister said that instructions were issued to open the State government offices at that time and the RTC was asked to suspend its services till 1 p.m. All educational institutions were ordered to be shut for the day. He appealed to the farmers to stage demonstrations in a peaceful manner and hoped that the negotiations with the Centrae would yield the desired result. The Minister said in a press release that the YSR Congress Party extended conditional support to the farm Bills after an assurance was given to ensure MSP to farmers, whereas the TDP had endorsed the laws without pondering over its consequences. Meanwhile, taking a U-turn, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national president N. Chandrababu Naidu asked his party leaders to submit representations to the Collectors on December 8 against the Bills. “The State government wishes that the Centre concedes the farmers' demands by realising the impact of the laws. We are for an amicable settlement of the issues raised by the farmers,” Mr. Kannababu added.

The Hindu

2020-12-08

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