Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, Oct 9: Former minister and president DCC Kathua, Dr. Manohar Lal Sharma has termed the recently passed Farm Bills as ‘anti-farmer’ and said that the same could lead to exploitation of farmers by big players.
Speaking at a public meeting in Dayala Chak, Dr Sharma said the legislation does not guarantee acquisition of farm produce at minimum support price thus leaving the farmers at the mercy of big players as the new legislation promotes contract farming.
He said that more than half of India’s farmers are reportedly in debt with 20,638 having committed suicide in 2018 and 2019, according to India’s National Crime Records Bureau.
“After Modi came to power in 2014, he promised to double farmers’ income by 2022, however, the situation hasn’t improved,” the Congress leader said.
Former MLC Subash Gupta while speaking on the occasion claimed that the government is under pressure to bring private investments to the agriculture sector.
D.S Bindu, Congress leader, Karam Chand Khajuria, Pawan Khajuria, Kulbhushan Kumar, Surinder Singh, B.L Kandley, Madan Lal, Krishan Sapolia, Anil Sharma, Chamail Singh, Rashid Ahmed, Angrez Chand, Romesh Kundal, Mohinder Paul, Vipul Sharma, Surinder Abrol, Swarn Singh, Vanarsi Ram and others were also present on the occasion.
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