LIVE News Updates: 3 farm laws to be repealed

PM Modi announces that 3 farm laws to be repealed. The procedure for repealing these laws will be started by the end of this month. He appeals to the protesting farmers to return to their homes and farms.

PM Modi says his government is working towards making lives of citizens easier.

PM Modi says after 2014 his government has given utmost importance to farmers. 80% of India's farmers, which are more than 10 crore people, have less than 2 hectares of land.

To lessen the problems of farmers, GoI has given facilities like soil health card, good quality seeds, etc to farmers. Farmers have been given damages of more than Rs. 1 lakh crore in the last 4 years. His government has also transferred more than Rs. 1,62,000 crore to farmers' accounts.

According to ANI, Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi paid tribute to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi at Shakti Sthal in Delhi, on her birth anniversary today.

According to the PMO, PM Narendra Modi will be addressing the nation at 9 am this morning, PTI reported.