Villagers, farmers and supporters attend a mahapanchayat in Muzaffarnagar on Friday. PTI
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New Delhi, January 29
Opposition leaders today backed the massive farmers’ mobilisation along Delhi’s borders and at Muzaffarnagar with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi urging the protesters: “Do not retreat even by an inch. We are with you. If the PM thinks the farmers’ will go back, he is mistaken. He must resolve the matter and the only way to do so is to throw the farm laws in a waste paper basket, failing which this agitation will spread to cities, villages and across segments.”
Rahul called the government’s attempt to get the protest sites vacated as “criminal.” Refusing to comment on the farmers’ role in the Republic Day violence, he asked, “Who allowed 50 protesters to storm the Red Fort?”
Earlier in the day, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal arranged water supply to the Ghazipur protest site where BKU leader Rakesh Tikait is on a dharna.
Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Badal too announced support for the agitating farmers as did former Uttar Pradesh Chief Ministers Akhilesh Yadav of the Samajwadi Party and Mayawati of the BSP.
Meanwhile, the BJP accused Rahul of “inciting violence” after he warned the Narendra Modi government that if farmers’ protest was not defused, the agitation would spread throughout the country.
Deep Sidhu, Sidhana named in Red Fort FIR Lookout notices against 44, sedition charge added
The Delhi Police have issued lookout notices against 44 persons named in 33 FIRs registered so far in connection with the violence during the farmers’ tractor parade.
The police said names of Punjabi singer and actor Deep Sidhu and gangster-turned-social activist Lakha Sidhana had been added to the FIR registered at Kotwali police station over Red Fort violence.
In a separate FIR over the same incident, the police have invoked sedition charges. The officials said a case under Section 124A (sedition) of the IPC had been registered and the incident was being investigated.
Meanwhile, in a high-level Ministry of Home Affairs meeting, the police were directed to ask the accused 37 union leaders to submit their passports.
The police have also served show-cause notices to the leaders, asking them to explain as to why action should not be taken against them for breaching the agreement with the police for getting permission to hold the rally. — TNS
Police personnel intervene to defuse tension after clashes at Singhu border on Friday. PTI
Chandigarh, January 29
Violence erupted at the Singhu protest site today after over 500 persons claiming to be locals pelted a farmers’ camp with stones, lead ing to a clash between them and the agitating farmers.
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Delhi Police SHO (Alipur) Pradeep Paliwal was injured after a man attacked him with a sword, an official said. The police resorted to lathicharge and used tear gas shells to defuse the situation. The protesters, claiming to be residents of nearby villages, said they wanted the site vacated as the prolonged farmers’ stir was affecting their livelihood.
At Tikri too, over 200 persons carrying the Tricolour demanded that the protest site be vacated. The police, however, intervened timely.
Some of the protesters were identified as residents of Singhu and nearby villages Daryapur, Bakhtawarpur and Hamidpur of Delhi, said police sources.
Tikri protesters were from Haridas Colony.
Meanwhile, throwing their weight behind farmers, several political leaders and public figures like Bheem Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad, Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, Congress leaders Ajay Kumar Lallu, Deepender Hooda and Alka Lamba, and RLD vice-president Jayant Chaudhary visited BKU leader Rakesh Tikait in Ghazipur.
Thousands of farmers gathered at Muzaffarnagar in UP on Friday to participate in a mahapanchayat in support of the protest against the new farm laws in Ghazipur on the Delhi-UP border. The mahapanchayat resolved to throw its full weight behind the Ghazipur protest.
Rakesh Tikait’s brother Naresh Tikait, who had called the mahapanchayat after Thursday’s developments at Ghazipur, told the charged crowd to move towards the Delhi border, about 100 km away.
A day after BKU leader Rakesh Tikait broke down at Ghazipur and tension spiralled amid fears that the farmers who had been camping there for two months would be forcibly removed by the local administration, all roads in western UP appeared to lead to Muzaffarnagar. — TNS/PTI
Army to get Belgian Malinois, dog breed that helped in Osama raid, chased ISIS chief
Conan, the Belgian Malinois, who chased ISIS leader Abū Bakr al-Baghdadi. | Twitter: @realDonaldTrump
New Delhi: Elite units of the Indian Army are likely to get the Belgian Malinois, a specialised attack canine being trained for assault operations in urban areas, ThePrint has learnt.
Sources in the defence and security establishment said a couple of Army units already have these dogs, which they have procured on their own, but a formal decision is now being taken to ensure more units get these canine soldiers in an institutionalised manner.
The sources explained that the canines will be used for urban warfare and help bring down casualties in the fatal funnel, a tactical term that refers to doorways in which soldiers cannot see what’s on the other side and find it difficult to move out of in the case of incoming projectiles such as bullets.
They added that many injuries in military operations occur in the first stages when rooms in buildings are being recced or searches are being carried out in jungles or orchards.
Sources said the Belgian Malinois are being trained to carry out surveillance of rooms through head-mounted cameras and for scouting in the jungles.
Known for their super agility, sharp mind and spectacular endurance and aggression, the Belgian Malinois dog breed is a favourite of special forces and enforcement agencies across the world.
The specialised breed played a role in the Osama Bin Laden raid of 2011 and chased down ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi through a dark and dangerous tunnel in Idlib, Syria, in 2019.
Unlike a German Shepherd, these dogs are ideal for parachuting and fast-roping out of aircraft because of their smaller frame.
In India, the CRPF was the first to introduce them in anti-naxal operations. Other central armed police forces such as the ITBP and the NSG have since added these canines to their ranks. The NSG even showcased its Belgian Malinois at the Republic Day parade Tuesday.
In the Army, certain units procured the Belgian Malinois through their own resources from late 2018 onwards.
The Army is now planning on formally introducing them, a source said, adding that the Meerut-based Remount and Veterinary Corps (RVC) has now set up a specialised school of training for urban warfare operations.
Army’s K9s
The Army uses Labradors and German Shepherds in operations and Great Swiss Mountain dogs in snow-bound areas besides Cocker Spaniels in limited numbers.
The canines play a critical role in the operations and many of them have won battle honours, such as commendations from the General Officer Commanding (GOCs) and even the Chief of Army Staff.
For instance, Mansi, a four-year-old Labrador, had become the first K9 selected for a posthumous war honour, after she and her handler Bashir Ahmed War laid down their lives countering an infiltration bid by terrorists in north Kashmir in 2015.
Mansi was honoured with the ‘Mention of Despatches’ certificate, acknowledging her contribution to the Army.
Almost every security camp in operational areas and along the Line of Control (LoC) are home to a number of desi dogs that alert the personnel against possible intrusions.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had in August last year in his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio programme highlighted the bravery of India’s canine soldiers, mentioning Sophie, a Cocker Spaniel, and Vida, a Labrador, and urging the people of the country to go for a desi pet if they are planning to adopt one.
Modi also mentioned Balram, a dog that detected a large amount of explosives on the Amarnath Yatra route in 2006; Bhawana, who detected an IED but was killed along with her handler when it was triggered while being defused in 2002; and CRPF’s sniffer dog ‘Cracker’, a Belgian Malinois.
Farmers to hold ‘Sadbhavna Diwas’ on January 30, observe day-long fast Fast will be held from 9 am to 5 pm, say farmer leaders; appeal people to join them
Farmers at Rajasthan-Haryana border during their ongoing agitation against Centre’s farm reform laws, at NH 48 in Rewari district, on Friday. PTI
New Delhi, January 29
Farmers protesting against the Centre’s new agriculture laws will observe ‘Sadbhavna Diwas’ on Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary on January 30 and hold a day-long fast, farm union leaders said on Friday.
Addressing a press conference at Delhi’s Singhu border, the farmer leaders said the fast would be held from 9 am to 5 pm and appealed to the people of the country to join them.
The farmer leaders also slammed the ruling BJP at the Centre and accused it of trying to “destroy” the “peaceful” agitation against the farm laws.
“The conspiracy of the ruling BJP to destroy this farmers’ movement is now exposed to all,” he said .
The farmer leaders also asserted that the number of agitators at all the prominent protest venues – Ghazipur, Singhu and Tikri – is swelling after the police allegedly tried to remove farmer leader Rakesh Tikait from Ghazipur border on Thursday night. PTI
Defence ties with India to get ‘new dimension’ — Bangladesh contingent leader after R-Day march
Colonel Mohammad Mohtashim Hyder Chowdhury, leader of the Bangladesh contingent that participated in the Republic Day parade | PTI
New Delhi: The Bangladesh armed forces’ participation in the Republic Day parade will add a “new dimension” to defence ties between India and Bangladesh, said Colonel Mohammad Mohtashim Hyder Chowdhury, leader of the Bangladesh contingent.
In an interview to ThePrint, Chowdhury said, as the parade got over: “This will add a new dimension to the defence relationship between India and Bangladesh… This was our first experience. I believe a new dimension will now come in our joint military drills and exercises that we will carry out. We’ve been doing many joint exercises despite the pandemic and this will continue.”
A 122-member contingent of the Bangladesh armed forces participated in the Republic Day parade Tuesday. The march was led by Lt Col. Abu Mohammed Shahnoor Shawon and his deputies Lieutenant Farhan Ishraq and Flight Lieutenant Sibat Rahman.
The contingent comprised soldiers of the Bangladesh Army, sailors of the Bangladesh Navy and pilots of the Bangladesh Air Force.
According to Chowdhury, the parade was “new and unique” for them and was the “first exposure” for the armed forces in terms of participating in the military parade of a foreign country.
“All of us had a very positive attitude and we are all excited to be here. Obviously, all these will have positive impact for the future too for both the countries,” he said.
Chowdhury noted that the soldiers found it easy to participate in the parade because both countries followed similar drill customs and etiquette.
“There were drill instructors, officers, NCOs that helped us a lot. We understood the special drills you have. It was easy for us due to the privileged gestures of the Indian armed forces members … We hope everything will continue and with a better tempo,” he said.
The majority of the soldiers in the contingent hail from the most distinguished units of the Bangladesh Army, comprising 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10 and 11 East Bengal Regiment and 1, 2 and 3 Field Artillery Regiment.
Chowdhury also stated that participating in India’s Republic Day brought a “special feeling” for them since 2021 was the 50th year of independence for Bangladesh, which was declared independent from Pakistan on 26 March 1971. All the units participating in the parades fought in the 1971 Liberation War.
The birth centenary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh’s ‘Father of the Nation’, is also being celebrated in the country since 2020 as ‘Mujib Borsho’ or ‘Mujib Year’.
“Coming to India was a great privilege and experience for me and my contingent. This is a significant year for us and we consider ourselves really very fortunate to have been invited here,” he told ThePrint.
This also marks 50 years of India and Bangladesh establishing their diplomatic ties.
The contingent will be visiting Agra and Ajmer Wednesday, after which they will be leaving for Dhaka.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the only solution to the farmers’ issue was throwing the new agri laws in the “waste paper basket” and warned that if not resolved, the agitation will spread to other parts of the country.
In a no-holds-barred attack at the Centre, Gandhi accused the government of trying to intimidate and discredit the farmers, using the National Investigation Agency.
“It is very obvious that the farmers are very agitated because the government is destroying their livelihood. It is destroying the livelihood of our labourers and it is going to give the middle class a shock in the coming times because the prices of food are going to skyrocket,” the former Congress chief said at a press conference.
“What is being done to the farmers is absolutely criminal. You (government) are beating them, you are threatening them, you are bullying them, you are trying to discredit them,” he said.
The government needs to talk to the farmers and provide a solution to them, he said.
Gandhi asserted that the only solution is repealing these laws and “putting the laws into the waste paper basket”.
“The government must not think that the farmers are going back home. They are not going home and my concern is that this situation is going to spread. We do not need this situation to spread, we need a conversation with farmers and we need a solution,” Gandhi asserted.
Responding to a question, he said the farmers’ movement is going to spread to other states and cannot be suppressed.
The whole issue is not just about farmers and this will go from farmers to workers to urban areas and slums, he said.
Asked about the Republic Day violence, he said, “Who allowed the farmers to enter the Red Fort; is it not the home ministry’s job to stop them from doing so.” PTI
Pause, rethink, restart Farmers should have realised it was their victory when govt offered to suspend laws
GONE WRONG: It took just a few agent provocateurs and saboteurs to derail the protest and turn the tide. Tribune photo
Rajesh Ramachandran
It was as if a Republic Day tableau took a violent life of its own and ended in a sad, silly skit at the Red Fort. The genuine fears of farmers about the possible privatisation of procurement of foodgrains were sustaining the two-month-long agitation that had become some sort of a model for protesters. The langar, community living and the peaceful, resolute and joyous mass mobilisation triggered by idealism had captured the imagination of the nation. Despite certain elements in the electronic media trying to unleash a smear campaign, all that the farm protests elicited was sympathy and solidarity. Yet, it took just a few agent provocateurs and saboteurs to derail the protest, turn the tide, transform the flower petals of adulation showered by supporters into stones of anger. This should never have happened.
Does a negotiation hold any meaning if one side has to win and the other lose conclusively and completely?
Pause. Every mass movement ought to stop to catch breath when its just demands are met halfway. When the government on January 20 agreed to suspend the contentious farm laws for 18 months (with one of the negotiators suggesting even two years), the farmer leaders should have agreed to reciprocate this gesture. Mature leadership demands a transactional strategy of giving in to take more or ceding to claim the moral high ground. The farmer leaders ought to have sought a longer period of suspension — say, two or three years — and returned home like victors and giant-killers. That a duly elected government agreed to suspend a law for about two years was in itself a great victory for the protesters. Suspension, after all, was just one step short of the repeal or withdrawal of the laws.
But this offer was not accorded the respectful deliberations it deserved, and instead was rejected by certain hotheads. It was widely reported that 15 of the 32 farmer unions from Punjab had voted to suspend the agitation and return home. That was the turning point. The 17 who made the 15 succumb to their wishes were taking over the agitation in a show of majoritarian strength and not in the true spirit of democratic decency towards the minority opinion. The more extreme elements who voted against accepting the government’s offer should be held responsible for all that went wrong on Republic Day. The intriguing details of hooliganism by some protesters — like former BJP supporter Deep Sidhu — turn the entire drama at the Red Fort into a multi-act conspiracy play with more prompters backstage than actors upfront.
The farmer agitation was a sort of pilgrimage for many Punjabis. Those who chose to see only multi-million tractors, blaring speakers worth lakhs, pizzas and foot massages obviously did not look at those who walked hundreds of kilometres to reach the protest site — a practice of piety for Indians across the country. It was this sombre, prayerful protest that got discredited because some of the units of the Bharatiya Kisan Union decided to take a maximalist position. Does a negotiation hold any meaning if one side has to win and the other lose conclusively and completely? That does not happen even in an outright war unless it is something akin to the destruction of the LTTE and its maximalist chief V Prabhakaran, which resulted in untold misery and racial humiliation to an entire community. The 17 hotheads need to analyse the loss of integrity of the farmer agitation.
Rethink. When the President, while addressing the joint sitting of Parliament, on Friday reiterates the government’s commitment to respect the Supreme Court’s decision to keep the farm laws on hold, soon after the government’s representatives offering to suspend the laws, the farmer unions ought to recalibrate their next move. The government’s suggestion to suspend the laws, obviously, was a face-saving exit from the cul-de-sac of its own making. Now, by not accepting this proposal, the farmers are walking into a dead end of another kind. They need to rethink their strategy all over again, while keeping the idealistic embers burning for the long haul.
For all we know, this Gandhian agitation had the potential to throw up a political alternative for the next general election. By the end of two months, there were comparisons drawn between the farmer agitation and the Anna Hazare movement against corruption that destroyed the credibility of the UPA government and laid the ground for the BJP’s return to power in the 2014 election. The anti-corruption protests had never descended into violence or chaos and were carefully crafted to create a new political platform, which became a nationwide phenomenon, putting the Aam Aadmi Party and Arvind Kejriwal in positions of power. Instead of taking a similar trajectory, the farmer protests have been reduced to an identity play with religious symbolism and brainless bravado as the primary scripts. Non-stop protests by hotheads who mistake negation for negotiation can only promise a comic show of athleticism atop a slippery pole, which the entire Republic Day fiasco was finally all about.
Restart. The gains thus frittered away could be best recouped by taking a break now for a new beginning. Government procurement had helped lift masses of farmers from poverty. They would all gradually get aligned with the protesters if they continue to walk the narrow path of non-sectarianism and non-violence, transforming the movement into a national campaign. But that requires the masses to be reassured that this is a farmers’ movement and not a clash of inflamed egos of a few wealthy Punjabi landowners. A decent interval can bring down the tempers and soothe bruised minds and rebuild the protest, if required. On its part, if the government has understood the mood of farmers and does not attempt to implement these laws at all, then the slogan of ‘repeal’ becomes an empty threat of disruption. Our farmers should not turn victory into defeat. How unfortunate it is not to realise that you have succeeded and to keep chasing a mirage!
Situation under control after clash at Singhu; number of protesters swells Police detain man who attacked Alipur SHO; farmer union volunteers help bring the situation under control
Heavy police deployment at a site of the protest at Singhu border near New Delhi on January 29, 2021. Reuters
New Delhi, January 29
Clashes broke out on Friday between protesting farmers and a group of men shouting anti-farmer and pro-police slogans, and authorities used tear gas and batons to break up the fight at Singhu, which is one of the protest sites near the national capital.
Delhi Police SHO (Alipur) Pradeep Paliwal was injured in the violence after a man attacked him with a sword, an official said, adding that some people were also wounded.
Enhanced security at Singhu border during farmers protest against the new farm laws, in New Delhi on Friday. PTI Photo
The official said that police detained the man who attacked the station house officer.
The group claiming to be locals demanded that the farmers vacate the Singhu border, one of the main protest sites around the capital, alleging that they had “insulted” the national flag during their tractor parade on Republic Day.
Armed with sticks, the group reached the site and asked the farmers to leave while raising slogans against them. Both sides also pelted stones at each other. The protesters at the Singhu border, much of which is barred for entry from outside, came out in numbers to resist the locals.
However, they were promptly stopped by farmer union volunteers, which helped the situation from turning ugly.
Enhanced security at Singhu border during farmers protest against the new farm laws, in New Delhi on Friday. PTI Photo
The locals demanded that the farmers vacate the Singhu border protest site as they had “insulted” the national flag during their tractor parade on Republic Day.
Armed with sticks, the group of locals reached the site and asked the farmers to leave while raising slogans against them. Both sides also pelted each other with stones. The protesters at the Singhu border, much of which is barred for entry from outside, came out in numbers to resist the locals.
Enhanced security at Singhu border during farmers protest against the new farm laws, in New Delhi on Friday. PTI PhotoPeople who were shouting anti-farmers slogans throw stones, at a site of the protest against farm laws at Singhu border, in New Delhi on Friday. REUTERS
“They are not locals, but hired goons. They were throwing stones, petrol bombs at us. They attempted to burn down our trolleys also. We are here to resist them. We won’t leave the place,” said Harkirat Mann Beniwal, 21, from Punjab’s Khana district.
Meanwhile, more protesters poured in at Singhu border. Police say the situation is now under control.
Thousands of protesting farmers had clashed with the police during the tractor rally called by farmer unions on January 26 to highlight their demand for repeal of the Centre’s three farm laws.
Many of the protesters, driving tractors, reached the Red Fort and entered the monument. Some protesters even hoisted religious flags on its domes and the flagstaff at the ramparts, where the national flag is unfurled by the prime minister on Independence Day.
Meanwhile, Haryana government suspended telecom, internet and SMS services in 14 districts in the aftermath of the clash. — Agencies/TNS
Hundreds of farmers across Haryana move to rejoin Singhu, Ghazipur, Tikri protest sites Farmers say govt conspiracy to malign them; Khaps mobilise support in villages
Tribune News Service Singhu/Tikri/Hisar/Ambala, January 29
The emotional appeal of Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait has given a ‘fuel’ to farmers’ agitation which witnessed a fall in numbers following the Red Fort incident during the January 26 tractor parade.
Farmers arrive with blankets and mattresses for others at the site of a protest against farm laws at Ghaziabad. Tribune Photo: Sayeed Ahmed.
Hundreds of farmers from Hisar, Bhiwani, Kaithal, Jind, Sonepat and Panipat districts rejoined the protest sites at Singhu, Ghazipur and Tikri borders with enthusiasm.
Live updates:
In Karnal, a tense situation prevails at Bastara toll plaza after heavy police deployment before the starting of farmers’ dharna (between 10 am and 5 pm on daily basis. The administration got the toll vacated on Wednesday, but the farmers resumed dharna on Thursday.
Villagers gathered in Kirmara village of Hisar. They will start to march towards Delhi shortly.
Meeting of the Phogat khap starts in Charkhi Dadri.
In Kaithal, around 250 youths blocked the road near Hanuman Vatika in Kaithal in support of farmers’ protest.
Farmers block the road in Samain village in Fatehabad
On National Highway-44, several farmers are headed towards Delhi borders on their tractors.
“The farmers have been coming to Tikri from various villages of Rohtak and Jind districts since last night. Rumours of farmers going back are being spread by the BJP supporters to weaken the agitation,” said Virender Hooda, a farmer leader camping at Tikri.
He claimed a large number of farmers would reach Tikri by the evening. Many had already reached Ghazipur border, he added.
“Tikait episode at Ghazipur border has created a sense of sympathy among the people of Haryana hence it is the main reason behind the returning of farmers to the protest sites,” said a farmer leader.
As the video of Rakesh Tikait went viral on the social media, the farmers in Kungar village of Hisar district, Kandela of Jind district started gathering in their respective villages. The protesters blocked the Jind-Chandigarh highway passing through their village for about two hours. Later, riding on tractors, hundreds of farmers formed ‘jathas’ and started moving to Tikri border from Jind district.
Farmers from Masoodpur, Data, Sarsod, Bichpari, Ladwa, Satrod, Chainat, Ramayan, Bhagana have also left to join the dharna at the Tikri border.
In Bhiwani district, farmers started moving to Delhi and UP borders last night.
Farmers have also started heading towards Singhu border.
Bhartiya Kisan Union (Charuni) district vice president Gulab Singh said: “After the fresh directions from the union leaders, we have asked the farmers to reach Delhi in maximum numbers. Farmers’ movement is getting stronger, and we will not let the government forcefully remove us.”
After the state government attempted to get the toll plazas vacated, the numbers of farmers at the toll plazas have also increased.
“The government wants us to vacate the toll plazas and police officials have also reached here for the same, but we have made them clear that the tolls will remain free till the three black laws are not withdrawn”, said Gulab.
Khap meetings at night to strategise
Several villages in Kaithal, Jind, Sonepat, Panipat, Karnal, Rohtak districts held meetings on Thursday night to strengthen the agitation.
The Kandela khap, which has been at the forefront of leading the farmers’ agitation in the past, have called a mahapanchayat on Friday to chalk out the next strategy to strengthen the ongoing agitation.
According to reports, local khap panchayats, including the Phogat khap, Sangwan khap, Barah khap, have also called meeting on Friday in their respective areas of influence to mobilize support to the stir.
Government conspiracy to malign us: Farmers
Farmers blame the government for ‘hatching conspiracy’ to defame the farmers’ protest. Farmers also blamed television news channels alleging that the media is hand in glove with the government to malign the image of the farmers.
The Sanyukta Kisan Morcha has already condemned the incident that took place at Ghazipur border and blamed a political party for trying to defame the agitation.
“The government’s intention to torpedo the agitation by resorting to cheap tactics and using force have been exposed,” said a farmer.
“It was the conspiracy of the government to defame the farmers’ stir, but the people of the country are well aware of this conspiracy, and they will give a reply to the government with a large gathering to strengthen the stir,” said Ajay Kumar, a farmer from Kaithal while heading towards Delhi border.
A farmer in Kandela village said that the BJP government has hatched a conspiracy against the farmers and they will not let this conspiracy succeed.
“I was a supporter of the ruling BJP-JJP government in Haryana. But the attempt to suppress the agitation has instilled a new lease of life in the agitation. We have not waited for the morning and started the journey to Delhi by around midnight,” said Surender, a young farmer of Kandela village.
Thousands of protesting farmers have been protesting at Delhi’s borders with Haryana and Uttar Pradesh demanding the rollback of the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.
The protesting farmers have expressed apprehension that these laws would pave the way for the dismantling of the minimum support price system, leaving them at the “mercy” of big corporations.
However, the government has maintained that the new laws will bring farmers better opportunities and usher in new technologies in agriculture.
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