Tomar counters ‘misinformed’ Pawar, says ‘new farm legal guidelines will not have an effect on MSP, mandis’

Image Source : FILE/PTI ‘New farm legal guidelines will not have an effect on MSP, mandis’: Tomar counters ‘misinformed’ Pawar
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Sunday countered NCP President Sharad Pawar and mentioned that the brand new farm legal guidelines won’t have an effect on the present MSP system and mandis. His response got here a day after Pawar claimed that the Centre’s agriculture legal guidelines will adversely affect the Minimum Support Price (MSP) procurement and weaken the ‘Mandi’ system. 

In a collection of tweets, Tomar mentioned that new legal guidelines facilitate the promotion of extra alternative channels for farmers with option to promote their produce to anybody, anyplace with hassle-free motion in and outdoors the state to appreciate the aggressive and higher web value for his or her produce. He assured that this would possibly not have an effect on the present MSP system. 

New Laws facilitate promotion of extra alternative channel for farmers with option to promote their produce to anybody, anyplace with trouble free motion in & exterior the state to appreciate aggressive & higher web value for his or her produce. This doesn’t have an effect on the present MSP system.— Narendra Singh Tomar (@nstomar) January 31, 2021

The minister mentioned it was “dismaying” to see the veteran chief’s tweets using “a mix of ignorance and misinformation” on the agriculture reforms. 

Since he speaks with some expertise and experience on the problem, it was dismaying to see his tweets make use of a mixture of ignorance & misinformation on the agriculture reforms. Let me take this chance to current some information. pic.twitter.com/8CZ1AzKYoR— Narendra Singh Tomar (@nstomar) January 31, 2021

Further, Tomar reiterated that mandis won’t be affected underneath the brand new ecosystem. “Instead, they will be more competitive and cost-effective in terms of services and infrastructure, and both the systems will synergistically co-exist for the common interest of farmers,” he wrote.

Under new ecosystem, mandis will not be affected. Instead, they are going to be extra aggressive and price efficient when it comes to companies and infrastructure; and each the programs will synergistically co-exist for the frequent curiosity of farmers.— Narendra Singh Tomar (@nstomar) January 31, 2021

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As he’s such a veteran chief, I want to imagine that he was genuinely misinformed of the information. Now that he has the proper information, I hope he may also change his stand and in addition clarify the advantages to our farmers,” the minister added.

As he’s such a veteran chief, I want to imagine that he was genuinely misinformed of the information. Now that he has the proper information, I hope he may also change his stand & additionally clarify the advantages to our farmers.— Narendra Singh Tomar (@nstomar) January 31, 2021

Thousands of farmers have been protesting since late November at Delhi’s borders with Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, demanding a rollback of the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.

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