Agriculture

Setting MSP as a floor price legally will effectively derail the market for other players. Legalising MSP is also retrograde and anti-market, which can devastate the Indian farm sector.

Most of the farmers at protest site have been allegedly brought by Arhatiyas or middlemen to protest against the 3 farm laws

Agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar said that MSP has got nothing to do with the farm laws and they do not affect MSP at all

Announcing the decision, Darshan Pal, President of Krantikari Kisan Union, said that they are rejecting the proposals of the govt

Yogendra Yadav asserted that even essential commodities like milk will not be allowed to be transported during Bharat Bandh on December 8.

While the opposition has been actively misleading the public about corporatisation and takeover of farming by private players, in light of the new farm laws, Sharad Pawar had once been a vocal supporter of introducing private competition in the agriculture sector.

Twelve years after farmers from Punjab and Haryana demanded allowing corporates to procure their produce, they are opposing exactly same thing.

Congress is opposing agriculture laws but in 2010 its committee said APMC system is the reason why farmers are poor

From Prime Minister's national radio address to Home Minister's appeal, the central government has made various attempts to speak to the agitating 'farmers' from Punjab.

Farmers have started benefiting from new farm bills, like getting payments from traders on time, bypassing middleman etc