Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala on Tuesday said the farmers’ opposition to the agriculture bills was based on a “misunderstanding”, The Indian Express reported. He said the rumour that the bills would do away with the Minimum Support Price for crops was false.
“A doubt was created in the minds of farmers that they are going to lose their Minimum Support Price,” Chautala, who is an ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party, said. “On our side, we are trying to remove their doubts. The government will purchase their crops at MSP and the farmer will be the happiest person.”
Chautala accused the Opposition parties of telling “white lies”, saying there was no truth in the claims that the farm bills were aimed at benefiting big corporates and ending the minimum support price system, PTI reported. The deputy chief minister also holds the portfolios of…