Protesting parties had recommended same farm reforms during UPA tenure, says Hardeep Singh Puri
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During the UPA government’s tenure, Puri highlighted that the committees set up by then agriculture minister Sharad Pawar had made recommendations in line with the current farm reforms.
According to Puri, many people who are sitting in protest probably are not aware of what they re protesting against.
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has pointed out the contradictory stance of opposition parties with regards to the new farm laws as these parties and their leaders had earlier recommended the same reform for the agriculture sector.
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Government willing to sit with farmers to sort out issues: Hardeep Singh Puri There has been a big misunderstanding we are willing to sit with anyone and sort this out Puri said.
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NEW DELHI: The government is willing to sit with the farmers protesting against the Centre s new farm laws and sort out the issues, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Thursday.
Thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana and elsewhere have been protesting at various border points of Delhi, including Singhu and Tikri, for over a fortnight, demanding that the Centre repeal the three new farm laws.