Farm laws repealed: Demand on guarantee for remunerative prices for crops still pending, says SKM
Farm laws repealed: Sanyukta Kisan Morcha on Friday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to repeal all three farm laws. The announcement was made on the occasion of Gurpurab 2021.
"We will wait for the announcement to take effect through due parliamentary procedures. If this happens, it will be a historic victory of the one-year-long farmers' struggle in India."
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"We welcome PM Narendra Modi's decision to repeal all 3 anti-farmer laws; will wait for the announcement to take effect through due parliamentary procedures. If this happens, it will be a historic victory of the one-year-long farmers' struggle in India," Sanyukta Kisan Morcha stated.
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In a statement issued by the Morcha, it stated that "The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi announced the Government of India's decision to repeal all three anti-farmer, pro-corporate black laws first brought in as Ordinances in June 2020. He chose to announce this on Guru Nanak Jayanti."
"SKM also reminds the Prime Minister that the agitation of farmers is not just against the repeal of the three black laws, but also for a statutory guarantee to remunerative prices for all agricultural produce and for all farmers. This important demand of farmers is still pending. SKM will take note of all developments, hold its meeting soon and announce further decisions if any," it added.
The joint statement was issued by farmer leaders Balbir Singh Rajewal, Dr Darshan Pal, Gurnam Singh Charuni, Hannan Mollah, Jagjit Singh Dallewal, Joginder Singh Ugrahan, Shivkumar Sharma 'Kakkaji', Yudhvir Singh. -PTC News
