Published 14:31 IST, September 24th 2020

Narendra Singh Tomar: 'Stop misleading farmers for vested interests, they know everything'

Tomar says that the controversy being created on the reform farm bill is purely political in nature and slammed the behaviour of the Opposition leaders.

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Witnessing protest led by opposition against farm bills, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said that se farm bills will help to lessen distance between trer and farmers. Tomar slammed politicians saying that 'Framers kw about ir rights and understand everything'. When farmers will t go to mandis to sell product, trers will visit farmer's vill to purchase produce and y will also develop a cordial relationship with farmers, he ded. 

"If a trer will visit vill farmers of that vill will assemble at one place to sell ir produce. trer will fix rate of purchase after discussing with farmers. trer will purchase product and will take that away in a truck. Farmers will t be needed to go anywhere to sell his produce," said Tomar. 

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Narendra Singh Tomar: "Congress leership has become stunted"

Elaborating furr, Tomar said that se reform farm bills will help farmers save money, which y used to spend on logistics. new act will also exempt farmers from selling ir produce at a fixed rate decided by Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC). w farmers will be able to sell ir produce anywhere as per ir will and y will also be exempted from paying tax to state or central government as tre will take place outside mandis. 

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As opposition MPs continue to protest against se agricultural bills, Union Minister said that Congress leership has become stunted and leers are trying to misle farmers for ir own vested interest. y do t understand agriculture, he ded. Tomar launched a strong attack on Congress and said that its leership is in hands of those who are t heard by people. 

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Main samajhta hun ki Congress natritav bauna ho gaya hai (I feel Congress leership has become stunted)," Narendra Tomar said.

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Tomar urged opposition to let justice be finally delivered to farmers."Please let m be free," he said. Tomar also said that controversy being created is purely political in nature and also slammed behaviour of Opposition leers inside Rajya Sabha. Hailing Modi government's decision of passing bill, he said, "Congress kept m devoid of se rights. So if Narendra Modi wants to give m this right today and transactions can happen without tax, what problems can anyone have, what will Select Committee do?" he asked. 

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14:31 IST, September 24th 2020