Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has welcomed the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to repeal all three farm laws and reiterated that his party Biju Janata Dal continues to stand with the farmers.
“Welcome Hon’ble PM
@narendramodi
ji’s decision to repeal all 3 Farm Laws, in the best interests of the country and its farmers. Your farms and families have been waiting for long and they will be happy to welcome you back”, Naveen wrote on a Twitter post.
The Chief Minister further asserted that Biju Janata Dal
continues to stand with the farmers.
Welcome Hon’ble PM @narendramodi ji’s decision to repeal all 3 #FarmLaws, in the best interests of the country and its farmers. Your farms and families have been waiting for long and they will be happy to welcome you back. @bjd_odisha continues to stand with the farmers.
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) November 19, 2021
Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that his government has decided to repeal the three farm laws, which were strongly protested by farmers across the country.
The three laws are – The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act and The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act.
The BJD had opposed certain provisions of the farm laws.
The party demanded that the Bills be sent to the Select Committee as the concerns of the small and marginal farmers on MSP have not been addressed properly.