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A visual from the meeeting between the members of Foreign Correspondents Club of South Asia and Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Monday in New Delhi.
At Foreign Correspondents Club of South Asia, Tomar says farm acts envisaged to benefit farmers ANI | Updated: Dec 22, 2020 19:53 IST
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday said the three farm acts brought by the central government are the biggest agricultural reforms in the country so far which will benefit farmers and strengthen Indian agriculture which is the backbone of the Indian economy.
The Minister made the remarks while interacting with members of the international media from the Foreign Correspondents Club of South Asia, a group of more than 500 journalists and photographers covering India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives, Afghanistan and Tibet.
Asserting that the new farm reform laws will herald a new era in Indian farming, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday said the government is still willing to continue talks with protesting unions on all contentious issues. The minister said the agriculture sector is the backbone of the Indian economy and the Narendra Modi government is focusing on doubling farmer s income by 2022. He was interacting with members of international media from the Foreign Correspondents Club of South Asia. The minister reiterated that reforms have been made in the interest of farmers and will bring about a new era in Indian agriculture. The Government has had many rounds of talks with farmer unions and is willing to continue the dialogue on contentious issues, clause by clause, with an open mind, an official statement said.
NEW DELHI: Asserting that the new farm reform laws will herald a new era in Indian farming, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday said the government is still willing to continue talks with protesting unions on all contentious issues.
The minister said the agriculture sector is the backbone of the Indian economy and the Narendra Modi government is focusing on doubling farmer s income by 2022.
He was interacting with members of international media from the Foreign Correspondents Club of South Asia. The minister reiterated that reforms have been made in the interest of farmers and will bring about a new era in Indian agriculture. The Government has had many rounds of talks with farmer unions and is willing to continue the dialogue on contentious issues, clause by clause, with an open mind, an official statement said.
Farm laws: News18 survey indicates majority backs reforms but Modi must persist with persuasive engagement with protestors The survey s findings suggest that It would be misleading to define the protests as a mass agitation backed by India’s 14 crore farmers Sreemoy Talukdar December 22, 2020 08:26:57 IST Representational image. Reuters
Nearly 30 days since they started their agitation against agriculture reforms, the protesting farmers show no signs of taking a backward step. On Monday, the farmer unions that have taken part in the demonstrations observed a day-long relay hunger strike at all sites to force the Union government to repeal the farm laws.
However, even as the farmers intensified their protests, a survey by the