PM Narendra Modi withdraws 3 farm laws, says govt had 'good faith'
Published On: Friday, November 19, 2021 | By: Team KnowMyStock
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation at 9 am today(19th Nov.2021), announcing a repeal of the three contentious farm laws that farmers' have been protesting for more than a year. Addressing the nation on the occasion of Guru Purab, PM Modi said the three laws will be repealed in the winter session of Parliament starting later this month. "The three laws were in the benefit of farmers but we could not convince a section of them despite our best efforts", the PM said, adding that he was not laying the blame for this on anyone on an auspicious day. He said the three laws, against which tens of thousands of farmers have been holding strong protests for more than a year, were brought to empower farmers, especially the small farmers.
The decision comes just ahead of state polls in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh where the farm protests were predicted to dent the BJP's electoral fortunes.
Since the three farms bills have already been passed into law , the government will have to formally bring three new bills to repeal them and get it passed in both Houses.
In his address the prime minister also highlighted his government's measures to benefit small farmers."I have experienced farmers' difficulties, challenges from very close quarters in my five decades of public life," he said.
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