Govt says no file of demise of farmers throughout protests in opposition to farm legal guidelines

The Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar knowledgeable the Parliament on Wednesday that the federal government has no file of the farmers who died throughout the year-long farmers’ protest in opposition to the three farms legal guidelines, therefore, there is no such thing as a query of compensation to their households. Besides, he additionally defined the federal government’s stand on Minimum Support Price (MSP) for agricultural merchandise and steps taken up to now.
Centre’s reply on farmers’ demise and MSP has come at a time when some motivated leaders of farmers are making excuses to pull the agitation on one and different points regardless of the federal government withdrew farm legal guidelines. The authorities has additionally decriminalised stubble burning and had agreed to withdraw the electrical energy modification invoice, different two calls for of farmer organisations.
“The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare has no record in the matter and hence the question does not arise,” the minister stated on Wednesday (December 1) throughout the winter session of the parliament. He was responding to the query raised by a bunch of MPs whether or not the Centre proposes to increase monetary help to the kin of farmers who died throughout the agitation.
“The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare has no record in the matter and hence the question does not arise,”: Government in Parliament to the query on whether or not it proposes to offer monetary help to the kin of farmers who died throughout the agitation’— ANI (@ANI) December 1, 2021
Nevertheless, the Opposition and farmer unions headed by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha have been claiming that not lower than 700 farmers died throughout protests held at Singhu, Tikari and Ghazipur borders. They have demanded compensation for these alleged deaths. Leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury had even demanded Speaker of the Lok Sabha Om Birla cross a condolence decision within the House for farmers who died throughout the protest.
In the sooner a part of this un-starred query, the minister was requested whether or not the federal government had taken steps to carry discussions with farmers’ organizations agitating in opposition to the three farms legal guidelines.  
“The government engaged itself actively and constantly with the agitating farmer unions to end the protests and 11 rounds of negotiating talks were held between the government and agitating farmer unions to resolve the issue,” the minister stated.  
Tomar knowledgeable the House that the federal government introduced MSP for 22 main agricultural commodities of Fair Average Quality (FAQ) every year in each the crop seasons after considering the suggestions of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices. Besides, the federal government additionally extends remunerative worth to farmers by means of its varied intervention schemes.  
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 19 addressed the nation and introduced the choice of his authorities to withdraw all three farms legal guidelines. He thanked the hundreds of thousands of farmers who appreciated the farm legal guidelines, which have been launched after due deliberation and with trustworthy intentions. Even although the three legal guidelines have been handed by the parliament, the Supreme Court had stayed their implementation and refused to ship a ultimate verdict on the problem for a yr, forcing the central govt to withdraw the legal guidelines.
On the primary day of the winter session, the federal government launched Farm Law Repeal Bill 2021 which was handed by means of the voice vote.