Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the government is looking into the concerns of farmers over the new farm laws. Speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony of a desalination plant, a hybrid renewable energy park, and a fully automated milk processing and packing plant in his home state Gujarat, PM Modi accused the opposition parties of misguiding the farmers.
"Farmers gathered near Delhi are being misled as part of a conspiracy. Farmers are told that their land will be grabbed by others if new farm reforms get implemented. I want to ask you, did the dairy owner take your cattle because you are selling milk to him?" the prime minister said."Opposition parties, when they were in power, were in favour of these farm sector reforms but did not take any decision back then. Now when the country has decided to embrace these reforms, these people are spreading falsehood and misleading farmers. I want to reiterate that my government is ready 24 hours to resolve all your doubts," Modi said.Thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana and elsewhere have been protesting near various border points of Delhi including Singhu and Tikri for over a fortnight demanding the Centre repeal three new farm laws.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet members of the farming community, including Sikh cultivators in Gujarat, during a visit to the Kutch district. A group of Sikh farmers, settled in areas near the Indo-Pak border, has been invited for an interaction with the Prime Minister, said a release by the state government's Information Department.
As per a rough estimate, around 5,000 Sikh families reside in and around Lakhpat taluka of Kutch district.
(With agency inputs)