Modi decides to withdraw controversial farm laws
India prime minister admits his govt had failed to convince farmers protesting against the agriculture laws.
In a significant climbdown, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to repeal three controversial farm laws, which had sparked massive protests by farmers for over a year.
During his address to the nation, the Indian prime minister said that the government had decided to withdraw three farm laws.
He said that the constitutional process to withdraw the three farm laws will be completed in the parliament session that will begin later this month.
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The Modi government had introduced the controversial agriculture laws in September last year, deregulating the farm sector. The laws allowed farmers to sell crops to buyers beyond government-regulated wholesale markets.
Small growers said the controversial laws will make them vulnerable to competition from big business. We will eventually lose price support for crops like wheat and rice, they added.
On the other hand, the Modi-led government had claimed that the reform of the agriculture sector will result in new opportunities and better prices for growers.
Modi admitted that his government had failed to convince the farmers protesting against the agriculture laws.
