Protestors on Delhi borders not farmers but middlemen: Karandlaje
The Hindu
She says the Centre is still ready to hold talks and persuade them on the new farm laws
Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shobha Karandlaje on Tuesday said the protests being staged on Delhi borders are not by farmers but middlemen in the agriculture produce marketing committees (APMCs). These middlemen are holding dharna not in the interest of farmers but for their own benefits, she alleged. Ms. Karandlaje wondered how farmers could take part in protests for so long leaving work in their fields and claimed that the middlemen were holding the protests on the Delhi borders as the Centre’s new farm laws were expected to hit them hard. Addressing presspersons here, the Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP argued that the new farm laws were favourable to the farmers and the Centre will continue to make efforts to persuade farmers on why the Centre came up with the laws.More Related News
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