The Opposition on Sunday made it clear to the government that it will corner Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the repealing of the farm laws and demand that he apologise to the nation in both Houses of Parliament. At the all-party meeting convened on the eve of the Winter session of Parliament, Opposition parties took strong exception to the wording of the Farm Laws Repeal Bill 2021.
The Bill, which will be introduced in Parliament by Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, states that a small section of farmers was against the farm laws, and this has left the opposition parties fuming. The Bill states that the laws were introduced to bring about reforms in the agricultural sector and that a few farmer groups were unconvinced of their benefits. However, at the meeting convened by Speaker Om Birla, Opposition members made it clear that the government will have to admit its mistakes.
Prime Minister Modi, meanwhile, has made it clear that he is willing to have a discussion over all issues. But the government is not ready to admit that it was a mistake to bring in the farm laws and states that its only objective was agricultural growth. Besides, farm laws, the Opposition also indicated that they will be raising other issues like the Pegasus snooping row, price rise and unemployment. Some Opposition leaders also reportedly raised the issue of the Border Security Force’s extended jurisdiction in some states like West Bengal.
Discussion about this post