Farm Laws Repeal: Agriculture Minister Says Govt Will Decriminalise Stubble Burning, States To Decide On Pending Cases

Narendra Singh Tomar On Farm Laws Repeal: Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has said that criminal cases will no longer be registered against farmers who burn stubble.

Narendra Singh Tomar (File Photo)

Narendra Singh Tomar On Farm Laws Repeal: On agriculture laws, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said that the bill to repeal the laws will be introduced in the Lok Sabha on the first day of the winter session, i.e on November 29, 2021.

Speaking on the occasion, he said that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi will set up a committee to discuss crop diversity, zero-budget farming, a more transparent MSP system, and different issues related to it.

The Agriculture Minister said that farmers' organizations had demanded decriminalization of stubble burning which has been accepted by the Central Government. Regarding repeal of agricultural laws, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said, "We are sad that we could not explain farmers' organizations the benefits of agricultural law."

'Now there is no justification for the movement'

He said that on the day of the commencement of the Parliament session, a motion for repulsion of all three agricultural laws would be tabled in the Parliament. Talking about ending the farmers' agitation, he said that after the passage of the bill to repeal the three agricultural laws, I think there is no justification for the agitation. Appealing to the farmers to end the demonstration, he said that it is an appeal to the farmers and farmers' organizations to end the agitation graciously and start returning home. 

Agriculture Minister's statement on compensation-

On the case registered during the agitation, the agriculture minister said that these cases are a matter of jurisdiction of the state governments. He said that keeping in view the seriousness of the cases, different state governments will take a decision. He further said that the right to compensation is also with the state governments and they will have to make a decision.