Farmers shouting slogans against the new farm laws at Ghazipur border in New Delhi on Tuesday.
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday alleged that the three central agri laws would help some businessmen who are close to the ruling BJP government. On the other hand, her Haryana counterpart Manohar Lal Khattar said some leaders were using the farmers to grind their own axe. Meanwhile, the Centre has said the minimum support price (MSP) is completely compliant with the rules of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Here are the key developments of the day:
1. Mamata Banerjee alleged that the centre’s farm laws are meant to help a few businessmen who are its friends. These businessmen are BJP capitalists and once the three farm laws are introduced, they will try to forcibly purchase crops from the farmers, she said at a programme in Burdwan. The TMC supremo asked farmers not to be scared and assured them that she will not allow anyone to torture them. BJP
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court-appointed committee on farm laws issue on Tuesday said it held consultations with agro-processing industries including ITC and Amul on the legislations.
This is the sixth meeting the panel has held so far. The three-member committee is holding consultations with stakeholders both through the online mode and in person.
In a statement, the committee said it held interactions with various agro-processing industries, associations and procurement agencies on Tuesday.
Amid the agitation by farmers who are camping on Delhi s borders since November end, the Supreme Court had on January 12 stayed the implementation of the three contentious farm laws for two months and asked the committee to submit a report after consulting the stakeholders during this period.
SC appointed panel on farms laws holds discussions with industry
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New Delhi, Feb 9 : The expert committee, appointed by the Supreme Court to facilitate discussions on the three farm laws, on Tuesday held meetings with 18 stakeholders, including representatives from various industries.
Committee member, Dr Pramod Joshi told IANS that in the meeting, which was also attended by other panel members, Ashok Gulati and Anil Ghanwat, representatives from the private sector also gave their suggestions. This was the seventh meeting of the committee.
In a statement after the talks, the committee said that they held discussions, via video conferencing, with members of various agro-processing industries, agro-processing cooperatives and purchase agencies on Tuesday.
Rice exports up 80.37% to 11.58 million tonne in April-December
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The total value of the rice exports including basmati and non basmati rice increased by 44% to Rs 44,894 crore compared with Rs 31,194 crore in the corresponding period last fiscal, said Vinod Kaul, executive director, All India Rice Exporters Association.
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Looking at the current exports, rice exports can easily touch 15 million tonne with basmati rice at 5 million tonnes and non-basmati rice exports to cross 10 million tonne , said Kaul.
New Delhi: India’s rice exports jumped to 80.37% year-on-year in the April-December period to 11.58 million tonnes, with major demand coming from Africa, Middle East, the USA and European Union, industry bodies said.
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