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>> Continued from previous page... in the country.” available data, 60 per cent of GDP was 18 per cent, but now
rat Kaur Badal had been very “We all know that the new employment in the country is it has become 12 per cent in
much a part of the meeting that farms laws are not in the interest based on agriculture. five years. Farmers are not get-
passed the farm ordinances. of farmers and the current gov- “If the farmer remains pros- ting value for their hard work
Meanwhile, in UP, calling ernment is not ready to listen perous, then the country will in farming,” he said.
himself a farmer and justify- to farmers’ issues,” he added. remain prosperous. In 2016, The Samajwadi Party will
ing the farmers’ protest, Mem- Yadav said that as per the the share of (agriculture in) announce a march across Uttar
ber of Parliament and senior Pradesh in support of protest-
Samajwadi Party (SP) leader ing farmers, Yadav said.
Ram Gopal Yadav said that In Delhi, Congress leader
he has not got Minimum Sup- Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on
port Price (MSP) for his maize Thursday wrote to Lok Sabha
crop. Sharing his personal ex- Speaker Om Birla for conven-
perience and taking jibe at the ing a short winter session of
central government, senior SP parliament to discuss pressing
leader Yadav told ANI, “I have issues including farmers pro-
grown maize crops and gov- test, preparation of COVID-19
ernment had announced MSP vaccine and standoff along
of Rs 2,660 per quintal but I LAC in eastern Ladakh.
got Rs 1,050. Across India no- The Congress leader said
where farmers are getting MSP that the session will help the
for their crops.” nation to understand and ap-
Commenting upon the new preciate the current issues that
farms laws, SP leader said, students raise slogans and hold placards the country is grappling with.
“The new laws are anti-farmer as they show their solidarity with farmers during a protest against farm It is a call the Modi govern-
and it will end the APMC sys- law, in Jalandhar on Friday (ANi photos) ment needs to take as soon as
tem which currently operates possible.

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