Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his address on November 19, 2021 announced that, central government will repeal all the three farm laws.

Highlights

• He also requested farmers who are protesting, to return back to their homes.
• The decision to repeal the farm laws was taken one year after farmers started their protest against it, across the country.
• These laws will be repealed in the Winter Session of Parliament.

What are those laws?

The three laws that let to agitation by farmers across India are:

1. Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020
2. Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020
3. Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020.

What were Farmer’s concerns?

Main concerns of farmers were that, these laws will abolish the Minimum Support Price (MSP), which is guaranteed by the Centre on select crops. It will eventually leave farmers at the mercy of big corporate houses.