Agri minister Tomar: Congress doing ‘khoon ki kheti’
- EP News Service
- Feb 05, 2021

NEW DELHI: Speaking on farmers' issue in Rajya Sabha, Union Agriculture
Minister Narendra Singh Tomar today said that there was nothing wrong with the
three contentious farm laws and while everyone knows that water is required for
farming, only Congress can practice ‘khoon ki kheti’.
The Congress members in the house immediately objected to
Tomar's jibe and a heated exchange of words ensued between Deepender Hooda and
the minister before he could continue.
Tomar went on to say that there was nothing wrong with the
three farm laws and farmers are being misled while reiterating that the on-going
farmers' protest is limited to one state.
“I want to thank the Opposition that they discuss the three
farm laws and even called them the black laws, I have been asking the farmers
unions how are these laws black laws? then I will try to correct it. How are
the laws against farmers, no one was able to explain me”, the Minister said.
Tomar said that there was nothing wrong with the three farm
laws. "Our Government and the Prime Minister Narendra Modi have been
committed to the welfare of farmers. "We have not made it a prestige
issue. We havebeen asking what is black in this law and no one is forthcoming,"
Mr Tomar said, reiterating the Centre’s stand.
Informing the house about the PM Kisaan Yojana he said that
when launched, it was envisaged for 14.5 crore farmers with Rs 75,000 crore
allocation and additional funds been allocated when more farmers would be
registered in the scheme. The Minister said that around one lakh 15 thousand
crore has been provided to farmers through direct benefit transfer (DBT) in
their bank account.
Ending his speech, Tomar added, 'We have tried to double
farmers income and these farm laws a step ahead in this direction and will gong
to increase the income of farmers.'
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