New farm laws will free the farmers, help increase their income
Shivraj Singh Chouhan writes: Let me assure farmers, once they begin to reap the benefits, we will be proved right. Updated: December 18, 2020 8:52:43 am
Farmers protest against the new farm laws at Singhu Border, New Delhi. (Express Photo: Abhinav Saha)
Being from Madhya Pradesh, a state in the heart of India where agriculture forms the mainstay of the economy, has proved to be quite an instructive experience for me. Born in the family of a farmer, my background and the time I spent on the fields offered me an opportunity to learn and observe from close quarters the problems a vast majority of farmers face. The big mismatch between months of labour and poor returns on their produce and the suffering of farmers made it obvious that farming is a losing proposition for most. Later, as a public representative for more than three decades, I closely interacted with farmers and others
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