Excelsior Correspondent
KARGIL, Dec 17: Farmers are being misled for political gains.
This was stated by Mohammad Ali Chandan Executive Councilor for Agriculture Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Kargil District while interacting with media persons here. He was accompanied by Mohammad Hassan Pasha Media Secretary UT-Ladakh.
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Chandan said that the mechanism of Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) is an administrative arrangement, adding that the doors of the Government are open for the farming community for talks to dispel the misgiving fanned by the Opposition. The Opposition is criticizing the Farm Bills for the reason that there is no mention of the MSP, he added.
“Congress was in power for 60 years. Why did the main Opposition party not include the MSP in the law when the party was in power for the last so many years”, asked Ali Chandan.
EC LAHDC Kargil further stressed that the Farm Bills will empower the farmers to improve their income, while also protecting them from income loss because of any reason.
“The contracts entered between the farmers and the traders will guarantee the farmers of the income even if there is crop loss due to hailstorm, flood or any other reasons and also allow them to gain from the price escalation”, said Mohammad Ali Chandan.
While speaking, Mohammad Hassan Pasha said that the Opposition has been playing with the sentiments of the farming community, adding that they should stop playing politics over the Farm Bills.
“These Bills are revolutionary and farmers’ income will increase. The truth is that once these Bills will come into effect, the farmers can sell their produce anywhere in the country wherever they get the best price. Our Government has always worked to increase MSP”, he added.
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