Farm Laws are in best interests of India’s farmers: Rajnath Singh
While farmers are sitting at Delhi borders in a protest against farm laws 2020, the Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that there was no question of taking retrograde steps against our agricultural sector ever.
Addressing FICCI's 93rd annual general meeting, Rajnath Singh said that "Agriculture has been one sector which has been able to avoid the adverse effects of the pandemic and, in fact, come out the best."
"Our produce and procurement have been plentiful and our warehouses are full," Singh added.
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Rajnath Singh said that "There is no question of taking retrograde steps against our agricultural sector ever. The recent reforms have been undertaken with the best interests of India’s farmers in mind."
He further said that "We are, however, always willing to listen to our farmer brothers, alley their misgivings and provide them with assurances we can provide. Our Government is always open to discussion and dialogue."
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Furthermore, he said that "We have been victims of cross-border terrorism, yet have fought the scourge alone even when there was no one to support us but later, they understood we were right about Pakistan being the fountainhead of terrorism."
"The coming generations of this nation will be proud of what our forces have managed to achieve this year. Whenever there is a situation at the LAC, the most obvious outcome is a comparison between India and China’s military strength," the Defence Minister said.
There is a big build-up of Armed Forces at the LAC in Ladakh, he said, adding that in these testing times, our forces have shown exemplary courage and remarkable fortitude.
-PTC News
