Comprehensive Story oi-Vicky Nanjappa By Vikash Aiyappa Published: Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 11:15 [IST] New Delhi, Jan 27: The farmer protests on January 26 went out of control and widespread violence was reported in New Delhi. There have been various rounds of talks between the government and farmers, but all of them have ended in a deadlock. Now what are the farm laws and what has made them so contentious in nature. What are the three farm laws: The laws are- The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, and The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act. These had come into effect as ordinances in the month of June 2020, before being approved by the Parliament during the Monsoon Session. The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act: This provides for setting up of a mechanism that allows the farmers to sell their farm produce outside the Agriculture Produce Market Committees (APMCs). Under this any licence holder trader can buy the produce from the farmers at a price that is mutually agreed. This trade would be free of Mandi tax imposed by the State Governments…. Read full this story
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