Centre Held Consultations with States and Farmers Before Bringing in Agri Laws, Tomar Tells Parliament KC Venugopal from Congres...

Centre Held Consultations with States and Farmers Before Bringing in Agri Laws, Tomar Tells Parliament

KC Venugopal from Congress and Binoy Viswam from CPI had asked the government to share the pre-legislative consultations followed before bringing the three farm laws and also the number of individuals/organisations/unions consulted.

Citing reasons for "urgency" to promulgate the three Ordinances last June, Tomar said due to disruption of markets and supply chains during the COVID-19 lockdown, there was "utmost need to allow free direct marketing outside the mandis to facilitate the farmers in selling their produce near to farm gate at remunerative prices".