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Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that The Centre will will repeal the three farm laws , marking a climbdown by his government to meet the unrelenting demand of farmers protesting in several states against the reform measures for over a year.
Making the announcement during a televised address to the nation on the occasion of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary, Modi appealed to protesting farmers to call off their agitation against these reform measures and return home as he called for a new beginning.
The constitutional formalities to revoke the laws will be done in Parliament’s winter session beginning from November 29, the Prime Minister said , nearly a week before the first anniversary of the start of the stir at several Delhi border points including Singhu.
Reacting to PM Modi’s announcement , Former Agriculture Minister in the UPA government Sharad Pawar said , As a Union Agriculture Minister for 10 years, I had made this commitment on farm issue which is a state subject, that without taking all stakeholders into confidence, it was not right to bring in any new measure related to farm laws.
I myself had sought advice from all state agriculture ministers but this govt without discussion implemented the three farm laws , Pawar was quoted as saying by ANI
