Farmers Are Right, Centre Considering Amendment: Punjab Minister

Ludhiana:

Punjab Sports activities and Youth Providers Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi on Sunday stated that the Centre is contemplating amendments within the new farm legal guidelines after acknowledging that the farmers are proper. “The central authorities has accepted that the farmers are completely proper, that is the rationale Centre is speaking about modification now. However I really feel in the event that they need to do justice to the farmers, these acts needs to be taken again,” Mr Sodhi instructed information company ANI.

“The farmers are peacefully protesting, cooking their meals, struggling within the chilly climate. They need the Central Authorities to withdraw these legal guidelines and kind out the matter instantly. Punjab Authorities is with the farmers since day one. Even our people singers and regional singers are supporting as a result of they arrive from farmers’ households,” he added.

A number of rounds of talks have taken place between the Centre and farmer leaders however no headway has been made but. After rejecting the Centre’s proposals to make amendments within the lately enacted farm legal guidelines, the agitating farmers stated that they might intensify their protests by blocking railway tracks to place strain on the federal government.

The farmers are protesting in opposition to the ‘Farmers Produce Commerce and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020’, the ‘Farmer (Empowerment and Safety) Settlement of Value Assurance and Farm Providers Act, 2020’ and the ‘Important Commodities (Modification) Act, 2020’.