Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the Centre and Parliament have “great respect for farmers” protesting against the new farm laws, and added that the legislations were not “coercive”. The prime minister made the remarks during his address in the Lok Sabha in reply to the Motion of Thanks on President’s Address.
“This House, our government and we all respect farmers who are voicing their views on the farm bills, and will continue to do so,” Modi said. The new farm laws were introduced in an attempt to improve the agriculture sector and provide options, the prime minister said, defending the legislations.
“We brought in three laws regarding agriculture,” he said, according to The Hindu. “This was part of a response to the crisis facing agriculture sector. I noticed that the debate here, especially from Congress, talked more of the colour of the laws rather than its intent and content. If they had, possibly farmers would have benefitted. Let…