Tomar stresses MSP, farm Bills set for Rajya Sabha today amid logjam

Written by Manoj C G
, Harikishan Sharma
| New Delhi |

September 20, 2020 4:11:58 am





Tomar’s assurances came even as informal talks between some senior Ministers and the Opposition over the Bills continued Saturday without any breakthrough. (File)

AMID protest against the three farm Bills which are expected to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha Sunday, Union Minister of Agriculture Narendra Singh Tomar Saturday tried to allay farmers’ apprehensions by underlining that the Minimum Support Price (MSP) regime will continue as before.

The MSP for rabi crops will be announced in the coming week and Tomar said procurement will continue at the MSP. The new provisions under the proposed law stipulate…

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