Rajasthan introduces 4 bills to counter farm laws

The Rajasthan authorities on Saturday launched 4 payments to counter the farm legal guidelines lately enacted by the Central authorities.

Parliamentary affairs minister Shanti Dhariwal tabled the Essential Commodities (Special Provisions and Rajasthan Amendment) Bill 2020, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services (Rajasthan Amendment) Bill 2020 and the Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation and Rajasthan Amendment) Bill 2020 through the particular session of the Rajasthan Assembly.

According to the assertion of objects, the payments search to “protect the interest of farmers, farm labourers, those engaged in ancillary and incidental activities relating to production, sale and marketing of agricultural produce as also consumers and for adherence to the minimum support price mechanism”.

Addressing reporters exterior the meeting, state well being minister Raghu Sharma stated that the state authorities needed to guard the curiosity of farmers with the brand new legal guidelines.

Similar payments have been launched in Punjab and Chhattisgarh assemblies following widespread protests by numerous farm our bodies in opposition to the central legal guidelines pushed by means of in Parliament through the monsoon session.

The Chhattisgarh meeting on October 27 accepted the Chhattisgarh Krishi Upaj Mandi (Amendment) Bill 2020 that declared the whole state as a marketplace for promoting agriculture produce. Earlier on October 20, Punjab authorities handed 4 payments and a decision to counter Centre’s three agriculture advertising and marketing legal guidelines. Both states have Congress governments.

The Congress management had earlier advised that states the place it’s in energy ought to move legal guidelines of their very own to counter the central legislations.

Hitting out on the Ashok Gehlot-led Rajasthan authorities, state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Satish Poonia stated, “The fact is, the state government cannot bring law against a central law by calling a special session but Ashok Gehlot is conspiring to mislead farmers and to please Sonia Gandhi.”

BJP MLA Pratap Singh Singhvi stated the federal government is mendacity about its intention of making certain minimal assist worth. “Farmers of bajra (pearl millet) are forced to sell their produce at ₹1400-1500 per quintal against the MSP of ₹2150 because the state government did not send a proposal to Centre for procurement under Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA),” stated the six-time legislator.

Experts stated that amendments to Central legal guidelines by a state meeting weren’t attainable. Political commentator Avadhesh Akodia stated, “Even if the Rajasthan assembly passes these amendment bills, they are unlikely to get the President’s assent.” The speaker adjourned the House till Monday.

(With company inputs)