9609 President Ram Nath Kovind at the Lok Sabha during the Budget Session of Parliament in New Delhi on Friday. LSTV/PTI Photo
Aditi Tandon
New Delhi, January 29
President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday allayed the fears of farmers on the three farm laws, saying the new agriculture legislations provided new avenues without altering any past structures and marked the culmination of decades-old discussions on the need for reforms.
Addressing the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament and heralding the start of the Budget Session from today, the President also lamented the Republic Day violence in the capital during the farmers’ tractor parade and said the Constitution mandated people to respect the law as much as it guaranteed them a right to free expression.