'Misinformed of facts': Narendra Tomar counters Sharad Pawar's list of issues on farm laws

Rebutting Shar Pawar's claims, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Sunday, said that Pawar may genuinely be misinformed of facts. Hoping that Pawar will change his mind, Tomar presented some facts on new Farm Laws. Pawar, who was UPA govt's Agriculture Minister, has condemned new laws claiming it will 'weaken mandis'.

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Tomar rebuts Pawar's claims on new farm laws

Tomar said that new laws facilitate promotion of ditional choice for farmers with choice to sell ir produce to anyone, anywhere outside state to realize competitive & better net price, which doesn’t affect current MSP system. Assuring that mandis won't be affected, Tomar said that mandis will become competitive and cost-effective in terms of services and infrastructure. He pointed out that Pawar h himself tried hard to bring same agriculture reforms earlier.

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Pawar: 'New laws will weaken mandis'

Recalling his tenure in UPA govt, Pawar claimed that new agricultural laws restrict powers of Mandi system i.e. collection of levy and fees from private markets, dispute resolution, agri-tre licensing, and regulations of E-tring, thus weakening m. He also claimed that removal of stock-piling limits may le to apprehensions that Corporates may purchase commodities at lower rates and stockpile and sell at higher prices to consumers. Pawar has dressed Farmers' protest held by All India Kisan Sabha in Mumbai.   

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What are three farm bills?

As country opened up after lockdown, Centre promulgated three ordinances affecting agriculture. Agriculture foodstuff including cereals, edible oils, oilseeds, pulses, onions, and potato are to be deregulated while stock limits were to be imposed only under extreme conditions, under amendment to Essential Commodities act. Farmers' produce tre and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act was to enable better price realisation for farmers by attracting investments - making agriculture sector competitive.  Under Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm services ordinance, 2020, it provided a framework for protection and empowerment of farmers with reference to sale and purchase of farm products overriding all state APMC laws. With massive protests against se laws, Supreme Court has stayed its implementation.

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