Centre says farm laws from two decades of deliberations, no repeal

After the hearing on farm laws concluded on Monday the Centre hurriedly filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court stating that the legislations were not hurriedly made but are the result of two decades of deliberations and their repeal is not justifiable or acceptableThe apex court is scheduled to pronounce its order on a bunch of petitions over the farmers protests on TuesdayThe Centre has told the Supreme Court that it has been actively and intensively engaging with the states for about two decades to introduce reforms to provide accessible and barrierfree market system for better price realisation but states either showed reluctance to adopt the reforms in true spirit or made partial or cosmetic reformsThe Central government has done its best to engage with the farmers to remove any misapprehensions or misgivings in the minds of the farmers and no efforts have been found lacking said the affidavit filed by Agriculture and Farmer Welfare SecretaryAgainst the backdrop of Covid19 pandemic the Centre said that the situation may have a prolonged effect globally on demand side hence it became necessary and expedient for it to promulgate Farm Reform Ordinances namely i the Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce Promotion and facilitation Ordinance 2020 ii the Farmers Empowerment and Protection Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Ordinance and iii the Essential Commodities Amendment Ordinance 2020The Centre said it has taken all conceivable steps to ensure that specific grievances of some farmers who are agitating are discussed and sorted out It is submitted that the Acts have received wide acceptance throughout the country and therefore some farmers and others objecting to the law had put a condition of its repeal is neither justifiable nor acceptable said the affidavitIt insisted there had been an elaborate consultative process and procurement of views and no hurried decision was taken The farmers of the nation are happy as they are given an additional option over and above the existing and therefore no vested right is taken away said the Centre insisting that affidavit is filed only to remove a deliberate wrong perception created systematically by nonfarmer elements present at the protest siteThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever