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Farm Laws Repeal: PM Modi's Announcement Sparks Meme Fest. Check Out Some Hilarious Posts

While one user asked the PM to repeal food licenses of street food vendors coming up with bizarre food combinations, another asked to make laws against people announcing vacations on social media. 

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today during his address to the nation on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti made a big announcement. He declared that the government will repeal the three farm laws. 

As the PM announced the decision, there were reactions from across the political spectrum in the country. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi termed the decision as a “victory against injustice” whereas former Punjab CM Captain Amrinder Singh and Punjab Congress Committee President, Navjot Singh Sidhu welcomed the move.

IN PICS | Farmers At Singhu Border Celebrate As PM Modi Announces Farm Laws Will Go

While reaction by the opposition and other political leaders was well covered and reported, the internet and netizens reacted to the decision in their own way. Many Twitter users were quick to make memes and relatable content on the microblogging site.

While one Twitter user asked the PM to repeal food licenses of street food vendors coming up with bizarre food combinations, another user asked the government to make laws against people who announce their vacations on social media. 

Check some of the funny reactions here.

The Union government last year on September 27, 2020, had passed the three farm laws. The three farm laws that were passed in the Parliament were the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020; and Farmers' (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020.

Following this, the farmers started their protests on November 25 and moved towards Delhi. They were stopped at the Singhu border of Delhi where they continued their sit-in protest. Several rounds of talks between the government and farmer representatives did not yield any results. But now the Centre has decided to repeal the three farm laws. 

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