India: India’s farmers vow to continue protests till farm laws are withdrawn

NEW DELHI, 22 November 2021, (TON): Apparently unimpressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement of the decision to withdraw three contentious farm laws, India's agitating farmers vowed to continue their protests till formal scrapping of the legislations.

Sources said the Indian Cabinet at its meeting is likely to approve fresh bills for scrapping the three farm laws, reports our New Delhi correspondent.

Modi, in a televised address to the nation, had said his government would initiate the constitutional proceedings so that the three laws are rescinded in the coming winter session of parliament, starting on November 29.

The three laws were passed by the Indian parliament in September 2020.

The farmers also demanded a law for guaranteeing minimum support prices and withdrawal of the police cases filed against many of them since last year.

Balbir Singh Rajewal told the media at Delhi's border "we have discussed the repeal of farm laws. After this, some decisions were taken. The pre-decided programmes of Sanyukta Kisam Morcha, an umbrella body of farmers, will continue as it is.”

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