Give chance to Agri reforms, MSP to stay: Modi to farmers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi while replying to the discussion on the Motion of Thanks to the Presidents address said that the MSP will continue and so will the monthly ration scheme to 80 crore people Appealing to the agitating farmers to end their protest Modi said talks should be held to resolve the issueModi said The agrireforms should be given a chance and MSP was very much there and will continue in the future and I in the House also say that the ration scheme to 80 crore will continueHe said that the objections in the House on the farm laws were procedural and even the opposition accepts that the country needs agri reforms He quoted former Prime Minister Charan Singh and Manmohan Singh on this Manmohan Singh ji is here I would read out his quote for those taking a uturn on the farm laws and will perhaps agree with him There are other rigidities because of the marketing regime set up in the 1930s which prevent our farmers from selling their produce where they get the highest rate of return This is what honourable Manmohan Singhji saidThe Prime Minister said the number of farmers of less than one hectare has risen by 68 per cent and Rs 90000 crore claim has been disbursed under the crop insurance scheme and Rs 115 lakh crore have been given through the Kisan Samman NidhiThe Prime MInister saidIt is our intention to remove all those drawbacks which come in the way of India realising its vast potential at becoming one large common marketHe also said that during the Covid pandemic India has emerged as a pharmacy hub Covid was an unknown enemy and it was impending to save people and the country and the country has done that The credit for this goes to the country and not to any government or individual The people should not joke about the public who lit the lamp in the hope of defeating Covid The corona warriors have given us a sense of pride The biggest vaccine drive in the world is now underway in the countryThe Covid19 pandemic period has added new strength to our federal structure and the spirit of cooperative federalism He said India has seen days when there was a large threat of polio and smallpox From those days we are now here when our nation is making vaccines for the world This has increased our selfconfidenceHe however attacked the Congress and Trinamool Congress I was listening to Derek ji he had chosen good words Freedom of Speech Intimidation When I was listening to him I was wondering if he is talking about Bengal or the countryWhile attacking Congress MP Partap Singh Bajwa Modi said Why he did not mention the Emergency and 1984 in his addressThe Prime Minister said that India is the mother of democracy Our democracy is not a western institution It is a human institution as Indias history is filled with examples of democratic institutions We find mention of 81 republics in ancient India Today it is essential to warn citizens about the attacks on Indias nationalism and the countrys nationalism is neither narrow nor aggressive This is inspired by the values of Satyam Shivam Sundaram He also quoted Subash Chandra Bose on itThis 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