Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar addresses a press conference in Chandigarh
Highlight
- Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal has said that it is not possible to make a law on MSP.
- Farmers’ organizations are demanding from the central government to make a law on MSP.
- He said the announcement to repeal the laws “sent a good message”.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that it is “not possible” to enact a law on MSP (minimum support price) for crops as it would put pressure on the government.
Speaking to the media after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Friday, the Chief Minister cited experts’ opinion that “it is not possible to enact a law on MSP as doing so would put pressure on the government to buy. crops, which is not possible”.
The remark is seen as a “major statement” because despite the government’s announcement of repeal of three agricultural laws, the farmers’ unions’ agitation continues.
Farmers’ organizations are demanding from the central government to make a law on MSP.
Manohar Lal said that the Prime Minister is worried that the farmers need to go back. He said the announcement to repeal the laws “has sent a good message” and that farmers will “definitely return to their homes” once the laws are withdrawn during the winter session of Parliament.
Haryana Chief Minister said that many other issues including pollution, stubble burning, cleanliness, ‘Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao’ were discussed with the Prime Minister. During the meeting, Manohar Lal also invited the Prime Minister for the Gita Mahotsav and urged him to lay the foundation stone of the Orbiter Rail Corridor.
Responding to the opposition’s allegations regarding an alleged scam in the Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC), the Chief Minister said that “there is no need to shoot in the dark, if the opposition has any concrete information, give us We will bring it under investigation.”
(with IANS inputs)
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