President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said the need of the hour in Indian agriculture sector is to focus on 10 crore small and marginal farmers who comprise more than 80 per cent of the total peasants in the country. Addressing a joint sitting of the two houses of Parliament, the President said the government accords priority to these small and marginal farmers too while highlighting measures taken to support these farmers. Stating that the goal of self-reliant India will be further strengthened by self-reliance in agriculture, Kovind said: With this idea, the government has, over the last six years, attempted to bring positive transformation in the Seed to Market system so that Indian agriculture is modernised and also sees growth.
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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.
Bharatiya Kisan Union Calls Off Farmers’ Protest In Noida
A day after two other farmers union ended their stir, Sheoraj Singh, BKU (Lok Shakti) chief, made the announcement during a press conference. Outlook Web Bureau 2021-01-28T13:52:15+05:30 Bharatiya Kisan Union Calls Off Farmers’ Protest In Noida outlookindia.com 2021-01-28T13:53:53+05:30
The Bharatiya Kisan Union (Lok Shakti) on Thursday announced it was ending its protest against the new central farm laws in Noida.
A day after two other farmers union ended their stir, Sheoraj Singh, BKU (Lok Shakti) chief, made the announcement during a press conference. The protest has been called off, BKU (Lok Shakti) spokesperson Shailesh Kumar Giri told PTI.
Read more about SAD says farmer violence on Jan 26 a conspiracy, demands int l inquiry on Business Standard. Clashes broke out in multiple places, leading to violence in well-known landmarks of Delhi and its suburbs, amid waves of violence that ebbed and flowed through the Republic Day