Congress 'injuring' farmers' interests with 'dagger of deceit': Naqvi on farm bills protest

Slamming Congress for opposing farm bills, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday said opposition party is "injuring" farmers' interests with its "dagger of deceit" in a bid to turn its "barren political land" fertile.

While dressing farmers during "Kisan Chaupal" in Morab's Lodhipur vill, Naqvi said commitment of Modi government to double income of farmers has "qurupled worry of brokers and middlemen".

Congress is trying to protect "fiefdom of feudal middlemen" by opposing agriculture reform bills, Mirity Affairs minister alleged.

Agriculture-based India has moved forward on path of farmers' welfare with farmers getting respect for ir hardwork and a fair price for ir produce, Naqvi was quoted as saying in a statement by his office.

He said agriculture reform bills of Modi government are guarantee of "happiness and prosperity" of crores of farmers of country.

se bills will ensure ecomic empowerment of farmers by providing m freedom from clutches of middlemen, he said. Naqvi alleged that Congress and its allies are putting obstacles on path of ecomic empowerment of farmers.

Congress and its allies are committing "sin of protecting middlemen" and farmers of country will never forgive party for this, he said.

Parliament h passed Farmers' Produce Tre and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020, Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill 2020 during Monsoon Session and president granted his assent for m.

laws seek to liberalise agriculture sector and allow farmers to sell ir produce anywhere in country. Naqvi said that as bills have w been passed, farmers will get new opportunities to sell ir produce, which will increase ir profits.

This will give agriculture sector benefit of modern techlogy and farmers will be empowered, he said. minimum support price (MSP) and government procurement will remain in place, he asserted.

se laws will give freedom to farmers for stor and sale of ir crops and free m from clutches of middlemen, he said. Farmers will be liberated from legal restrictions and will t be compelled to sell ir produce to licensed trers in mandis anymore, Naqvi said.

Farmers will also get freedom from tax of government mandis and y will get ir payments within three days, minister said, ding that dream of 'One Nation, One Market' will be fulfilled.

Naqvi said Congress and some or opposition parties are trying to "misle" farmers of country by falsely claiming that through laws re is a plan to end minimum support price.

He pointed out that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has repeatedly said system of MSP will continue as before, across country, and change will be me.

Congress and those opposing laws are claiming that contract farming will harm farmers' interests as y will t be able to decide price for ir produce, but fact is that farmers will have full freedom to decide price of ir produce and if a farmer is t satisfied with contract, he can cancel it, Naqvi said.

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