FM Lists Out Farmer Sops At BJP Meet, Hints At No Dilution In Agri Laws Stand

There was no hint of any dilution of BJP’s defense of the three new farm laws with finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday outlining that Rs 1.55 lakh crore has been transferred to accounts of farmers under PM Kisan Samman and that while the Centre is open to listening to farm unions but they have not been able to clearly spell out their objections.

New Delhi:

Speaking to the media at the BJP national executive here, the finance minister said MSP has been increased by 1.5 times and Kisan Debit Cards were also distributed. While there was some speculations since former Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh spoke about a likely alliance with BJP in Punjab polls, Sitharaman indicated that the party is not ready to backtrack on the issue and it will combat the campaign against it by highlighting the measures it has taken to empower farmers.