Sharad Pawar raises concern over farm laws

NEW DELHI: NCP supremo Sharad Pawar on Saturday raised concern over the Centre's three new farm laws, saying that the new legislation will adversely affect the Minimum Support Price (MSP) and weaken the mandi system.

"Virtually participated in the all-party meeting in the wake of the Budget session in which issues related to the proposed agenda, farmers agitation, women's bill and other important issues were discussed.

Reform is a continuous process and no one would argue against the reforms in the APMCs or Mandi System, a positive argument on the same does not mean that it is done to weaken or demolish the system," Pawar tweeted.

The former Agriculture Minister also criticised the amendment in Essential Commodities Act, 1955. "I am also concerned about the amended Essential Commodities Act. According to the Act the government will intervene for price control only if rates of horticultural produce are increased by 100 per cent and that of non-perishable items increase by 50 per cent," the NCP supremo said. (IANS)

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