No Result
View All Result
  • Login
Sunday, June 26, 2022
Afternoon Voice
SUBSCRIBE
  • Home
  • Top News
  • City News
  • Nation
  • World
  • Business
  • Entertainment
    • Bollywood
    • Hollywood
  • Sports
    • Cricket
    • Hockey
    • Tennis
    • Football
    • Badminton
  • Editorial
  • Opinion
    • Column
    • Diary
    • Letters
  • Epaper
  • More
    • Editor’s Pick
    • Featured
    • Lifestyle
    • Different Strokes
    • Multimedia
    • Sci-Tech
    • Politics
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Top News
  • City News
  • Nation
  • World
  • Business
  • Entertainment
    • Bollywood
    • Hollywood
  • Sports
    • Cricket
    • Hockey
    • Tennis
    • Football
    • Badminton
  • Editorial
  • Opinion
    • Column
    • Diary
    • Letters
  • Epaper
  • More
    • Editor’s Pick
    • Featured
    • Lifestyle
    • Different Strokes
    • Multimedia
    • Sci-Tech
    • Politics
No Result
View All Result
Afternoon Voice
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Top News
  • City News
  • Nation
  • World
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Editorial
  • Opinion
  • Epaper
  • More

Home > Top News > Sharad Pawar Apprehensive About Amended Essential Commodities Act; Meanwhile Hazare Cancels Fast Over Farm Reforms

Sharad Pawar Apprehensive About Amended Essential Commodities Act; Meanwhile Hazare Cancels Fast Over Farm Reforms

afternoonvoice@gmail.com' by Afternoon Voice
January 31, 2021
in Top News
A A
0

sharad pawar, sharad, anna, hazare, anna hazare, farmers protest, farmer protest

Sharad Pawar, in a series of tweets, the 80-year-old veteran politician, whose party commands a significant share of the agrarian vote in Maharashtra, said the new central laws will adversely affect the Minimum Support Price (MSP) and weaken the mandi system. Pawar was the Union Agriculture Minister for 10 years in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s government, now turned a critique of the new farm laws that have driven extensive protests and chaos over the last two months. Pawar’s assessment comes amid escalating tensions between the government and farmers protesting the laws that peaked on Republic Day after violent clashes with the police as sections of their massive tractor parade strayed off agreed routes.

Rama Shere a farmer of Maharashtra said, “I agree with Pawar Saheb, as a farmer why should I be forced to sell only in Mandis at unacceptable prices, corruption and wastage. It is not a perfect solution… in fact not a long-term solution at all. A free market with some a safeguarding and support model for low-income farmers is what we need and new laws are a step in the right direction. When contract farming comes into effect, big players will dictate what crops to grow, when to grow, what price to be fixed. Since they contract bulk of lands, volume wholesale can be done at lower prices which create cartel and monopoly. Small farmers may spend more money to get crops and they cannot sell at a lower price, like cartel players, they will lose out on this. Second Farmers were using MSP as a backup when they could not sell at a higher price. Now farmers are asking govt to make mandatory sale price should be above MSP, this govt is not accepting.”

In the meantime, Anna Hazare cancelled his planned fast against the three central agricultural laws. He announced his decision in the presence of senior BJP leader and former Maharashtra chief minister, Devendra Fadnavis he told reporters, “I have been doing Andolan (agitation) on various issues for a long time. It is not a crime to protest peacefully… I have been raising the farmers’ issue for three years… they die by suicide because they don’t get the right prices for their crops… the government have decided to increase the MSP (Minimum Support Price) by 50 per cent – I have got the letter.”

“Since the centre decided to work on these 15 issues (his demands for farmers), I have cancelled tomorrow’s fast,” he added.

On the other hand, Pawar’s criticism was also seen as a counter to the BJP which has been attacking the opposition Congress and its allies like the NCP for their support to the farmers’ movement, claiming that similar reforms had been planned for years before Prime Minister Narendra Modi took office. Pawar said he virtually participated in the all-party meeting with PM Modi in which issues related to the proposed agenda for the budget session, farmers’ agitation, women’s bill and other important issues were discussed. Supporting the farmers’ stand that the new laws will result in loss of income, Pawar said the new laws will adversely impact the MSP procurement infrastructure thereby weakening the mandi system. The MSP mechanism has to be ensured and strengthened further, he added. During my tenure, the draft APMC Rules – 2007 were framed for the setting up of special markets thereby providing alternate platforms for farmers to market their commodities and utmost care was also taken to strengthen the existing Mandi system,” he tweeted.

“According to the Act, the Govt will intervene for price control only if rates of horticultural produce are increased by 100 per cent and that of non-perishable items increase by 50 per cent… Stockpiling limits have been removed on food grain, pulses, onion, potato, oilseeds etc. It may lead to apprehensions that Corporates may purchase commodities at lower rates and stockpile and sell at higher prices to consumers,” he wrote.


 

Tags: Anna HazareFarmers ProtestMSPSharad Pawar
afternoonvoice@gmail.com'

Afternoon Voice

Recommended For You

uddhav thackeray, uddhav, thackeray, resignation, cm, chief minister, maharashtra, chief minister of maharashtra, hindutva, sena, shiv sena, shiv, bjp
City News

I have left CM’s bungalow, not my determination, says Uddhav amid rebellion in Shiv Sena

June 24, 2022
Ajay Chaudhary, Shiv Sena MLA, MVA, Legislative party leader
City News

Deputy speaker of Maharashtra approves Ajay Chaudhary as Shiv Sena Legislative party leader

June 24, 2022
eknath shinde, shinde, symbol, shiv sena symbol, sena symbol, shinde, shiv sena, sena, guwahati, bjp, election commission
Top News

Eknath Shinde to claim on Shiv Sena’s election symbol ‘Dhanush Baan’

June 24, 2022
sanjay shirsat, shirsat, eknath shinde, shinde letter, shiv sena, sena
Top News

Only Eknath Shinde heard us out’, Rebel Shiv Sena MLA writes to Uddhav Thackeray

June 23, 2022
assam flood, assam floods, assam, floods, disaster, ndrf
Nation

Assam flood situation grim, 54.5 lakh hit, 12 fresh deaths

June 23, 2022
aiadmk, tamil magan hussain, tamil nadu
Nation

Tamil Magan Hussain elected as AIADMK Presidium Chairman

June 23, 2022
ADVERTISEMENT

LATEST

Foreign Exchange, Stock, Mutual fund,

Forex reserves dip by USD 5.87 bn to USD 590.588 bn in the week end

June 26, 2022
Tejashwi Yadav, Leader of Opposition of Bihar,

RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav accuses Centre of destabilising non-BJP governments: MVA crisis

June 24, 2022
uddhav thackeray, uddhav, thackeray, resignation, cm, chief minister, maharashtra, chief minister of maharashtra, hindutva, sena, shiv sena, shiv, bjp

I have left CM’s bungalow, not my determination, says Uddhav amid rebellion in Shiv Sena

June 24, 2022
Jammu and Kashmir, Corruption, Premature Retirement

‘Premature retirement’ of 9 employees over corruption: J-K govt orders

June 24, 2022

Eknath Shinde’s revolt has sparked a debate across India

June 24, 2022
ADVERTISEMENT
Afternoon Voice

© 2022 Newsmakers Publications Pvt. Ltd. | All rights reserved.

Important Links

  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Support Parallel Media

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Top News
  • City News
  • Nation
  • World
  • Business
  • Entertainment
    • Bollywood
    • Hollywood
  • Sports
    • Cricket
    • Hockey
    • Tennis
    • Football
    • Badminton
  • Editorial
  • Opinion
    • Column
    • Diary
    • Letters
  • Epaper
  • More
    • Editor’s Pick
    • Featured
    • Lifestyle
    • Different Strokes
    • Multimedia
    • Sci-Tech
    • Politics

© 2022 Newsmakers Publications Pvt. Ltd. | All rights reserved.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.
Are you sure want to unlock this post?
Unlock left : 0
Are you sure want to cancel subscription?