Reforms it has brought in will result in corporatisation of farming, he says.
The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday took up the discussion on the Budget with Congress leader Kapil Sibal leading the attack from the Opposition. He hit out at the government saying they want to speak only their “Mann ki Baat” and not listen to “Kisan ki Baat”.
Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claim in the House on Monday that the MSP will remain untouched, Mr. Sibal asked, “You claim that the new laws will ensure that the farmers will get more than the MSP. Then what is the problem, why don’t you put this in the law?”
The agricultural reforms that the Modi government has brought in have already been tested in America and Europe, which resulted into corporatisation of farming killing the small farmers, he said.
“In 2020, American farmers were saddled with bankruptcy of more than ₹425 billion. This is corporatisation of farming and the result of corporatisation. In fact, the…