Raj Cabinet mulls over ways and means to negate Centre’s farm law in state

Rajasthan government on Monday examined various possible ways to negate effects of three recent central farm laws in state.

government mulled over ways and means to shield state farmers from effects of central laws during a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, officials sources said.

“ Cabinet held discussions and examined what could be done to negate efforts of laws in interest of farmers in state,” y said.

decision, however, was taken on issue in meeting.

While speaking at farmers meeting in Jaipur on Saturday, chief minister h hinted at calling an assembly session on this issue.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi h asked Congress-ruled states to explore possibility of passing laws to negate effects of three farm laws.

three farm laws recently enacted by Centre are Farmers' Produce Tre and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; Farmers' (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020 and Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.

Farmers along with Opposition-ruled states have been expressing apprehension that new laws will destroy minimum support price mechanism, end Agricultural Produce Market Committees and allow corporates to arm-twist m.

Union government, however, has been maintaining that se laws will raise farmers' income, free m from clutches of middleman and usher in new techlogy in farming.

Im credits: PTI