Farm laws repeal Live: Congress to observe ‘Kisan Vijay Diwas’ tomorrow

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that the Central government will repeal the three contentious farm laws as it failed to convince “a section of farmers” about the “benefits” of the legislation.

Farmers celebrate at Singhu Border after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced to repeal the farm laws. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that the Central government will repeal the three contentious farm laws as it failed to convince “a section of farmers” about the “benefits” of the legislation. Addressing the nation, PM Modi said that a committee will be constituted to take decisions on making minimum support prices more effective and transparent.

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• 19 Nov 2021, 06:42:57 PM IST

  Ghar wapsi ka samay: MoS agriculture Kailash Choudhary urges farmers to return home

  With farmers deciding to continue their protest till there is a legal guarantee for MSP, Minister of State for Agriculture Kailash Choudhary on Friday urged them to return home and not be adamant as the Centre has met their demand of repealing three farm laws.

  "Even after the discussion, they did not try to understand these laws. I feel that we could not be successful in convincing some farmers. Therefore, the PM with a big heart took a historic decision to repeal the three farm laws," Choudhary told PTI.

  “Ab ghar wapasi hona chahiye (they should return to their homes now). They should focus on their farming activities,” he said.

• 19 Nov 2021, 05:26:07 PM IST

  Congress to observe nationwide ‘Kisan Vijay Diwas’ on Saturday

  Congress to observe 'Kisan Vijay Diwas' across the country tomorrow "in recognition of consistent and spirited fight of the farmers against the flawed decisions"; asks state units to organise Kisan Vijay Rallies/Kisan Vijay Sabhas.

• 19 Nov 2021, 04:07:12 PM IST

  Repeal of farm laws to impact multiple proceedings in Supreme Court

  The Centre's decision to repeal the three farm laws could bring the curtains down on multiple proceedings in the Supreme Court, dealing not just with the constitutional validity of the laws, but on petitions filed by citizens demanding the right of way, and one by a farm union seeking permission to hold a peaceful protest in New Delhi. Read more

• 19 Nov 2021, 03:56:03 PM IST

  Delayed but a welcome step: Punjab chief minister on Centre repealing farm laws

  Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi has termed the Centre's decision to repeal three farm laws as much delayed but a welcome step. He also sought compensation for the state and farmers adequately for loss of life and property losses during the protest, read a statement from Punjab chief minister's office.

• 19 Nov 2021, 02:42:58 PM IST

  Why PM Modi repealed the 3 contentious farm laws I Decoding the stunning U-turn

• 19 Nov 2021, 01:11:43 PM IST

  SP chief Akhilesh Yadav says ‘fake apology’ won't work in upcoming polls

  Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said that the Centre's decision to repeal the three farm laws is the victory of farmers and democracy. “People will not forgive them (Centre) in the upcoming polls. This fake apology won't work...People who have apologised should also resign from politics forever,” said Akhilesh Yadav.

  "Laws have been withdrawn for votes as govt is scared of elections. What if they bring back such laws after polls. They're not thinking about farmers; insulted them at every level. WiIl BJP apologise?" he added.

• 19 Nov 2021, 12:34:40 PM IST

  Amit Shah calls PM's announcement ‘statesmanlike’ move

• 19 Nov 2021, 12:09:51 PM IST

  Analysis: Farm law repeal is NDA’s 2nd major rollback

  The Union government’s decision to repeal the three contentious farm laws that were passed in Parliament in 2020 is a throwback to the time when the government was similarly coerced by protests from its political opponents, allies and affiliates within the larger Sangh Parivar into rolling back the land acquisition laws. And in both cases, the primary opposition came from farmers. Read more…

• 19 Nov 2021, 12:08:04 PM IST

  Faced oppression, rammed by a car but they stood tall: Nawab Malik

  Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik called the Central government's decision to repeal the three contentious farm laws a "huge victory for the farmers". He said that the protesting farmers were labelled as “khalistani” and “anti-nationals” but they stood firm on their stand.

  "They faced oppression, rammed under a car but they stood tall. They have proved that the government can be brought to their knees, no matter if it is being run by a dictator. High-handedness of a government is not acceptable," he added.

• 19 Nov 2021, 12:00:35 PM IST

  Here's a timeline of the passage and protest over farm laws

  June 2020: The three farm laws - Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, Farmers’ (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act - were first introduced as ordinances. Farmers oppose the ordinances as launch protest in Punjab.

  September 2020: Parliament passes the farm laws - by Lok Sabha on September 17 and Rajya Sabha (by voice vote) on September 20. President Ram Nath Kovind gives his assent on September 27. Farmers' protests grow, 'Rail Roko' held in Punjab.

  October 2020: Supreme Court hears petition challenging constitutional validity of the three laws and seeks Centre' response. The petition filed by Congress and other opposition parties. Government calls farmer unions for conference on October 8, but the demand is rejected. The first round of talks is held on October 14. Read more…

• 19 Nov 2021, 11:51:15 AM IST

  Priyanka Gandhi says PM didn't care about farmers, poll defeat prompted decision

  In a series of tweets, the Congress general secretary said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi didn’t care either about the “martyrdom of over 600 farmers” or the Lakhimpur Kheri incident where protesting farmers were run over by the car of a Union minister’s son. Read more…

• 19 Nov 2021, 11:18:02 AM IST

  Defeat of Modi govt's ‘arrogance’, tweets Rajasthan CM

• 19 Nov 2021, 10:55:48 AM IST

  Three farm laws to be repealed: What were the demands of the farmers?

  

  The demands of the farmers

  Thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab, Haryana, and western Uttar Pradesh, camped at Delhi border points since November 26 last year, demanding repeal of the laws. They sought the guaranteed Minimum Support Price (MSP) to ensure procurement of crops at a suitable price. Read more…

• 19 Nov 2021, 10:52:36 AM IST

  Akhilesh, Mayawati to hold press conference

  Former Uttar Pradesh chief ministers Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati will hold separate press conferences at 12pm and 11am respectively.

• 19 Nov 2021, 10:45:02 AM IST

  Punjab leaders Amarinder, Sidhu welcome PM Modi’s decision to repeal farm laws

  Former Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to repeal the three contentious farm laws against which farmers of Punjab and Haryana have been on protest for a year. Read more…

• 19 Nov 2021, 10:37:54 AM IST

  Tikait says won’t return until laws repealed in Parliament

  Terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement to withdraw the three contentious farm bills as a beginning, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait reiterated that the protesting farmers will return to their homes only after the decision is duly passed by the Parliament. Read more…

• 19 Nov 2021, 10:32:31 AM IST

  SKM welcomes decision, says one demand still pending

  Samyukta Kisan Morcha welcomed the government's decision to repeal three farm laws, but said it 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. However, nearly 700 farmers have been martyred in this struggle. The central government's obstinacy is responsible for these avoidable deaths, including the murders at Lakhimpur Kheri,” the farmers' union said in a statement.

• 19 Nov 2021, 10:25:39 AM IST

  Mamata Banerjee congratulates farmers for ‘relentless’ fight against farm laws

• 19 Nov 2021, 10:16:47 AM IST

  Rahul Gandhi calls it defeat of ‘arrogance’, tweets old video of his prediction

• 19 Nov 2021, 09:47:34 AM IST

  After Centre's decision, Congress says farmers have won

• 19 Nov 2021, 09:45:58 AM IST

  Capt Amarinder Singh thanks PM for repealing ‘black laws’

• 19 Nov 2021, 09:29:24 AM IST

  Section of farmers has remained unconvinced about the benefits of farm laws, PM laments

  The prime minister lamented a section of farmers has remained unconvinced about the benefits of the farm laws, prompting the government to take such a decision.

• 19 Nov 2021, 09:24:53 AM IST

  Govt to constitute a committee to work on a new framework for MSP

  “To make MSP more effective and transparent, A committee will be constituted to take decisions on all such issues, keeping in view the future. The committee will have representatives from central government, state governments, farmers, agricultural scientists, agricultural economists,” PM Modi said.

• 19 Nov 2021, 09:18:37 AM IST

  Centre repealing 3 farm laws, announces PM

  PM Modi announced that the government has decided to withdraw the three contentious farm laws, urging farmers to begin a new phase.

• 19 Nov 2021, 09:14:27 AM IST

  'Purpose of farm laws was to empower small farmers’

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that three farm laws were brought to empower and strengthen small farmers, adding that it was a demand by farmers, economists and agri experts.

• 19 Nov 2021, 09:12:12 AM IST

  PM Modi says govt ensured farmers reap benefits of crores of rupees spent on farmers’ infrastructure

  PM Modi said that the Central government has ensured that crores are spent on farmers’ infrastructure and farmers are benefitting from the platforms set up.

• 19 Nov 2021, 09:07:00 AM IST

  Govt took multi-faceted approach to help small scale farmers

  "Majority of farmers are small scale farmers. And to help them, we took on a multi-faceted approach from seed technology, crop insurance schemes," PM said.

• 19 Nov 2021, 09:05:17 AM IST

  PM Modi says he has focussed on farmers' welfare

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi said agriculture reforms and the welfare of farmers became his top priority after becoming PM in 2014.

• 19 Nov 2021, 08:53:24 AM IST

  PM Modi to address the nation at 9am