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Govt intentions clear, farm leaders will find way: Tomar
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SME Times News Bureau | 14 Dec, 2020
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has said he is confident
of a consensus between the government and protesting farmers on the
issue of the new agricultural laws and that the farmer protest movement
would end soon.
He said that only the "real farmer leaders" will
come forward and find a way out. The intentions and policy of the
government are correct and if the real leaders of the farmers come to
the fore then the solution of the issue will come, Tomar said.
He
said that there are some people who are obstructing the path to a
solution and do not want them to reach a decision, but the real farmer
leaders will surely find a way out. His direct reference was towards the
opposition political parties.
Tomar said in an exclusive
interview to IANS, that "It is on the minds of some people that all
three laws should be withdrawn so they are not allowing a decision to be
reached."
In addition to the Ministry of Agriculture, Tomar, who
handles the Ministry of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Food
Processing Industries, has led four of the five rounds of talks with
farmer representatives. Apart from this, he was also present during the
meeting of farmer leaders on December 8 with Union Home Minister Amit
Shah.
In relation to these talks, Tomar answered IANS questions
saying, "There is not a single person among the farmer representatives
in the true sense who can say that he alone can talk about the farmers
and the new laws. Wherever there are objections, issues should be
discussed with the government."
The Union Agriculture Minister
said that the policy of the government is right, the intention is right
and the leaders are also right, so there should be no doubt in the minds
of the farmers.
Asked about the obstacles faced by the Modi
government for the reforms initiated in the field of agriculture due to
the protest of farmers against the new agriculture laws, he said, "When
such new reforms are done then doubts certainly arise in the minds of
some people, but I believe that the government has tried to remove the
doubts and will do it further. I hope there will be a solution."
Confident
of finding solutions to the problems of the farmers and ending the
agitation soon, Tomar said that the government is ready to renegotiate
with the farmer leaders and when the "real farmer leaders" come forward
in the talks, they will find avenues for solutions.
Listing the
benefits to the farmers from the new agricultural laws implemented by
the Centre, he said, "The new laws provide farmers the freedom to sell
their crops anywhere in the country at the desired price. They guarantee
payment of prices within 3 days. The laws provides that the farmers
sitting at home get a nationwide price."
Tomar said that if there
is no tax on farmers' purchase of crops, they will also get the benefit
because they will get higher prices due to no tax.
Describing
the specialty of the contract farming law, he said that this law only
allows the contract of the crop and the law has a provision to fix the
price before sowing the crop. He said that this law will attract farmers
to cultivate expensive crops and use technology, as well as cultivate
according to global standards, their products will be used in food
processing, and it will definitely benefit the farmers and their produce
They will get reasonable and remunerative prices.
The minister clarified that the apprehension on farmers' land under the new laws is baseless.
Clarifying
the provision for settlement of disputes, he said that in case of any
dispute, it will be settled within 30 days at the SDM level and its
appeal can go up to the Collector.
Farmers have been camping
since November 26 on the borders of Delhi. Leaders of agitating farmer
organisations want repeal of the three new laws implemented by the
Centre - the Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and
Facilitation) Act 2020, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Price
Assurance and Agricultural Services Agreement Act 2020, and the
Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act 2020.
They are adamant
their demands while the government has offered to amend these laws and
is trying to convince the farmers for this.
Meanwhile, leaders of
some other farmers groups of Punjab, Haryana and Uttarakhand also met
the Union Agriculture Minister and assured their support on all the
three farm laws.
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