Narendra Singh Tomar (Photo courtesy: Wikipedia)

Union Agricultural Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said the recently passed farm bills would give freedom to farmers and also save their money. The bills that were passed by voice votes in the Rajya Sabha include Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020.

Tomar in an exclusive interaction with ANI said, Farmers know about their rights; those politicians and farmer leaders who think that they are expert are not so. Farmers understand everything and know who will purchase his produce. As the traders have to purchase the produce, and when the produce will not come in mandi, the traders will be forced to visit the villages of the farmers. Traders would develop cordial relationship with farmers and purchase their produce.

He added, If a trader visits a village, the farmers of that village would assemble at one place to sell their produce. Trader would then fix the rate of purchase after discussing it with the farmers. The trader would purchase the produce and will take that away in a truck. Farmers needn?t go anywhere to sell their produce.

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Tomar said, The two bills are historic and will bring a change in the lives of the farmers. The farmers will be able to freely trade their produce anywhere in the country. I want to assure the farmers that these bills are not related to Minimum Support Price (MSP).

While the government supports the bill, the Opposition maintains that the bills are anti-farmer? and ?pro-corporate.