Former Punjab CM Badal asks PM Modi to scrap new farm laws via letter

Former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Monday called upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "show magnanimity" and immediately scrap the three central farm laws "as a first step" towards the resolution of farmers' demands.

"The scars of wounds already inflicted will take a long time to heal," he said.

Badal also emphasised the "need for a liberal, secular democratic approach to resolve all problems facing the country".