New agri legal guidelines are in farmers’ pursuits, misgivings needs to be dispelled: Nitish Kumar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday noticed that the brand new agriculture legal guidelines was within the “interests of the farmers”, and expressed hope that misgivings over the legislations which have arisen in some states could be addressed squarely by the Centre.
He asserted that the controversy across the new legal guidelines could have no impression in Bihar the place Agricultural Produce Market Committees (APMCs) have been finished away with greater than a decade in the past and a viable different system put in place.
He additionally welcomed the reassurance given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the ground of the Rajya Sabha earlier within the day, that the system of MSPs (minimal help value) won’t be tinkered with whereas bringing within the agriculture reforms. “It is nice that the federal government has made it clear that MSPs are there to remain…these legal guidelines have been introduced for the betterment of farmers. Bihar shouldn’t be affected by the controversy since we abolished APMCs lengthy again.

“The alternative system of procurement has given the farmers an opportunity to sell their produce wherever they want, and it is working fine,” Kumar instructed reporters in reply to queries in regards to the ongoing agitations.
He, nevertheless, famous that the system of APMCs was very a lot in place in states like Punjab and Haryana which have been on the boil ever because the three legal guidelines have been handed by Parliament.
“The good thing is that the Centre has shown the willingness to talk to those who have reservations about the new laws. I am sure it will be able to convince people that it has brought the laws with good intentions,” he added.
The JD(U) chief, who’s working his authorities with the BJP as an alliance accomplice, nevertheless dodged queries in regards to the much-awaited enlargement of the state cabinet.
“When we get a list of prospective names (for ministerial berths), it (expansion) will take place,” stated Kumar with a cryptic smile.
Speculations are rife that new faces might be inducted into the cabinet forward of the funds session of the state meeting, which commences on February 19.
Expansion of the cabinet has been hanging fireplace over the problem of berth allotment to members of Kumar’s get together and the BJP, which has emerged because the ally with extra variety of seats within the meeting, upending the facility equations throughout the Bihar NDA.

The ruling coalition additionally consists of smaller events like former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi’s HAM and Bollywood set designer-turned-politician Mukesh Sahni’s VIP.
Currently 13-strong, the state cabinet has seven members from the BJP, together with two deputy CMs, 4 from the JD(U) apart from the chief minister, and one consultant every from the HAM and the VIP.