Defending the ground for the farm laws, PM in the reply to the motion of thanks on President Kovind’s address, asked a chance to be given to the farm laws. He also added that the MSP system of price assurance would not be done away with.

PM asked the protesters to go back and that the government is open to talks. He also added that the farm-laws had been stalled for decades.  In his reply, Modi also added that the credit for battling the pandemic goes to the citizenry and not the government. TMC MPs staged a walk-out from the house when the PM’s speech began.

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The main point of concern still remains; whether the statement is just a fancy line to distract from the provisions in the laws, which points to the least selling point for the farm produce based on three aspects, ie: quality grade and standard. The fact that MSP stays does not necessarily imply that it would be implemented in procurement especially in the context of the new farm-laws which gives wide array of chances to avoid price assurance. It remains to be seen what reactions the speech draws from the farmer-unions and thier leaders.