Maharashtra was the first to implement farm laws in August

In a huge embarrassment to the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi it has now emerged that the Maharashtra government had implemented the contentious farm Ordinances way back in August even before the bills on it were passed by Parliament last week and protests erupted all over the countryIn a notification on Aug 10 issued by Director of Marketing Satish Soni all the Agriculture Produce amp Livestock Market Committees APMCs and District Agriculture Cooperatives were ordered to strictly implement the three Ordinances on the proposed laws in the stateIn a huge embarrassment to the ruling MahaVikasAghadi it has now emerged that the Maharashtra govt had implemented the contentious farm Ordinances way back in August even before the bills on it were passed by Parliament last week and protests erupted all over the country pictwittercomJYi7jGDvo2mdash IANS Tweets ians_india September 28 2020These are The Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce Promotion amp Facilitation Ordinance 2020 The Farmers Empowerment amp Protection Assurance and Farm Service Ordinance 2020 and The Essential Commodities Amendment Ordinance 2020 of June 5 2020 all now lawsDespite the MVA allies Shiv SenaNationalist Congress PartyCongress strongly opposing the new laws the state government had gone ahead even before the Centre issued any rules guidelines or framework on these Ordinances and six weeks before the bills were cleared by Parliament amid a ruckusWhen contacted Soni confirmed issuing the notification but declined to comment further in view of the political fracas on it currently which willy nilly makes Maharashtra the first state in the country to implement the new lawsMarketing Minister Balasaheb Shamra Patil of Nationalist Congress Party NCP appeared evasive when asked for his reactionsThe order was issued but now the situation is different after Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawars recent statementhellip Patil told IANS without elaboratingSurprisingly over six weeks after the implementation in the state Ajit Pawar appeared blissfully unaware of the developments when he indicated that the farm bills may not be implemented by the stateThe Deputy CM told mediapersons in Pune on Sep 26 while farmers all over the state and country protested that the government would consult experts before taking any final decisionThe situation suddenly became mortifying for the Congress as party chief and Revenue Minister Balasaheb Thorat planned to take out a protest march to Raj Bhavan this afternoon Sep 28A top official from the Marketing Department revealed that the decision to issue the notification came after instructions from the Union Agriculture Secretary Sanjay Agrawal who asked the states to do so immediatelyThe matter was sent to the Law Department which examined and said we had no option but to implement it after which it was cleared by the concerned minister Patil said the IAS officer requesting anonymityChief Minister Uddhav Thackerays Advisor Kishore Tiwari Chairman of Vasantrao Naik Sheti Swavalamban Mission MoS rank was aghast and questioned at whose behest the bureaucracy issued the orders when many other states like Uttar Pradesh Punjab Haryana West Bengal Kerala Odisha Telangana Madhya Pradesh Rajasthan are opposing itThe concerned department head must be sacked for keeping the CM DCM in the dark It smells of a deep conspiracy against the state government and the MVA allies must immediately discuss measures to ensure farmers confidence is not shaken Tiwari told IANSOfficial sources say it is intriguing how the leaders of the three parties Shiv Sena NCP and Congress seem ignorant of the Aug 10 notification though the official stand is to oppose the laws given the furore among peasants all overLeaders of these parties pointed out how the farm laws divided even the Bharatiya Janata Partyled NDA with the Shiromani Akali Dal SAD quitting the central alliance and the angry mood of the peasantry has sent panic waves even among BJPruled statesOn Sunday Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut and NCP President Sharad Pawar had welcomed the Punjabbased SADs decision to quit the NDA and stand firmly behind the farmers though the story in their own backyard Maharashtra was murkyThe latest development is expected to send shockwaves among the states farmers ignite fresh friction within the MVA but spell glad tidings for the Opposition state BJPKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever