New Delhi: Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday said that the centre has accepted farmers’ demand to decriminalize stubble burning.
Urging farmers to rend their protest and return home, he said said that the bill to withdraw the farm laws will be tabled on the first day of the winter session of Parliament.
“Farmer organizations had demanded to decriminalize stubble burning by farmers. The Government of India has accepted this demand as well…PM Narendra Modi has announced to constitute a committee to deliberate on the issues of crop diversification, zero-budget farming, and making the MSP system more transparent and effective. This committee will have representatives from farmers’ organizations as well. With the constitution of this committee, farmers’ demand on MSP stands fulfilled,” claimed Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.