Farm laws: Punjab BJP sets up 8-member panel to talk to farmers

They would talk to the agitating farmers and make them aware of the benefits of the new laws for the peasant community, says state party chief Ashwani Sharma

The Punjab unit of Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday constituted an eight-member committee to reach out to farmers to apprise them of the benefits of the new farm laws, which have triggered protests by peasants and opposition parties in different parts of the country.

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Punjab BJP president Ashwani Sharma, who constituted the committee, said the panel members would talk to the agitating farmers and make them aware of the benefits of the new laws for the peasant community.

Farmers in Punjab and some other parts of the country are opposing the farm laws, dubbing them as anti-farmers .

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