It s time to revisit repealed APMC and the lost cause of fair crop procurement in Bihar In Bihar as well as in the country, the need of the hour is to revisit the old decisions and make course corrections Atul K Thakur December 11, 2020 12:58:18 IST File image of the farmers protest in New Delhi. AP
Without offering an effective alternative plan, the Nitish Kumar-led government in Bihar repealed the state s Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) in 2006. The stated aim to allow crops to be freely traded in the open market proved disastrous as the Minimum Support Price (MSP) to the farmers remained elusive after a brief respite provided by the Primary Agriculture Credit Society (PACS) and no alternative mechanism that could have mitigated the void created by a sudden and surprising decision.
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Opinion: Farmers stir- a litmus test for Modi govt
By Venkat Parsa| Published: 11th December 2020 8:18 pm IST EDS: VIDEO GRAB New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays tribute to former Gujarat chief minister Keshubhai Patel, in New Delhi, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. Keshubhai Patel, died of cardiac arrest on Thursday morning. He was 92. (PTI Photo)(PTI29-10-2020 000122B)
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The Modi government faces a litmus test, as talks with the agitating farmers have not borne any fruits so far. The government has to find a solution to the issue before it spirals out of control.
After five rounds of talks with union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar, union home minister Amit Shah stepped in the sixth round, following which the deadlock continues.