New Delhi: As the impasse continues between farmers and authorities over three farm legal guidelines, the Punjab authorities has opened its markets to farmers from different states.
It signifies that farmers from different states can now promote their agriculture produce in Punjab. This is identical challenge being advocated in 1 of three farm payments – Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020.
This act is supposed to free farmers from restrictions and boundations of promoting their produce in APMC or mandis and somewhat permits them to decide on purchaser of their alternative, for buying ‘maximum gains’.
Remember, Amarinder Singh govt has been extremely vocal and important of this invoice and refused to implement any of them in state.
But, this choice to free farmers from the constraint of Agriculture Produce Market Committees (APMC) speaks volumes about double requirements of Capt Amarinder Singh govt.
‘Only farmers allowed to sell produce’
This was introduced by none aside from Punjab Minister of Food and Civil Supplies Bharat Bhushan Ashu at a press convention right this moment. The Minister claimed the state administration has given nod to solely farmers and never merchants or middlemen to promote produce in Punjab.
In reality, final month, the Punjab authorities had handed 3 payments to nullify the Centre’s 3 farm legal guidelines, however the payments are but to be ratified by the Governor. Owing to robust opposition to farm legal guidelines, CM Amarinder Singh had additionally met President Ram Nath Kovind to hunt implementation of three farm payments handed by Punjab Assembly however nothing a lot may very well be achieved on this regard.
Centre-farmers deadlock not over but
Meanwhile, the deadlock over agriculture legal guidelines continues, regardless of eighth spherical of talks between farmers union and the Centre.
Union Ministers together with Narendra Singh Tomar, Piyush Goyal and MoS Som Prakash are hard-selling the farm payments to farmers leaders however have up to now, did not persuade and placate the agitating farmers.
