Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh today hit back at the opposition parties and accused them of misleading the innocent farmers on new farm laws.
During an virtual interaction with farmers and village representatives of Majalta area in district Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir, Dr Singh said, contrary to the false propaganda being spread, as per the new legislation, the farmer can terminate the contract at any time and can withdraw from the contract agreement at any point without any penalty.
He categorically stated that a contract agreement will guarantee the farmers to get the fixed price.
Dr Singh said, moreover, the new legislation clearly prohibits sale, lease or mortgage of farmers’ land.
The Minister said, therefore, there is no substance in the allegation by Congress leaders that big companies will exploit farmers in the name of contract.
Dr Singh said, particularly for the farmers living in far flung and hilly areas, the new legislative arrangement will prove to be a boon.
He said, earlier many of the farmers harvested their crops and then reconciled to their fate of a middle man coming and picking up the entire crop and giving them a petty cost depending on his will and choice.
Dr Jitendra Singh said, if there is any government which has done the maximum for the farmers in the minimum time span of six years, it is the government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He recalled that over the last six years, numerous innovative reforms brought in by the Modi government which included Soil Health Card, PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojna, Kisan Card, Micro-irrigation, creation of e-Mandis and FPOs.
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