Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the repeal of the three agricultural laws that have led to farmers' nationwide protests for almost a year.
According to the French news agency AFP, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation on Friday said, "We have decided to withdraw all the three agricultural laws. We will begin the constitutional process in a session of parliament to withdraw the three laws, which will begin later this month.Farmers protesting against controversial agricultural laws on the borders of India's capital New Delhi had announced to intensify the movement before the Supreme Court's decision.
It may be recalled that this month the Indian Supreme Court had said that the matter of agricultural laws was in the court and it would review on Thursday whether the farmers have the right to protest.
According to Indian news channel NDTV, the farmers' leadership on Tuesday appealed to the people of Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh to reach the Delhi border in large numbers.
The Supreme Court had questioned the protest after eight people, including four farmers, were killed during violent protests earlier this month.
In September last year, despite protests by farmers in several Indian states, the president approved three controversial bills on agriculture.Indian farmers said the new rules would affect their ability to set prices for agricultural commodities, while large retailers would control prices.
Thousands of farmers had set up camp in the capital to protest against the new agricultural laws, which came into force on November 27 last year, and the farmers' protest posed a major challenge to the
government of the Hindu nationalist party BJP, which won the elections for the second time in 2019. Had happened
On January 26, on the occasion of India's Republic Day, farmers protesting against the new agricultural law entered the Red Fort in the capital Delhi and hoisted a flag over it.
On this, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said that the protesters in Delhi had "insulted" the country by storming the Red Fort.
