There was nothing black in agricultural law except ink: VK Singh

Basti (Uttar Pradesh), Ta. 20
Farmers have been protesting against the three agricultural laws introduced by the central government last year to reform the agricultural sector, calling them 'black laws'. However, Union leader VK Singh on Saturday questioned what is black in agricultural laws except its ink. He blamed the farmers 'organizations, saying that the movement was in fact a fight to prove its supremacy among the farmers' organizations. These organizations do not care about the interests of small farmers. He added that the BJP government has taken a number of beneficial steps for farmers. The recommendations of the Swaminathan Committee were implemented by the BJP government itself. Prof. to improve the plight of farmers in the country. The committee, set up in November 2006 under the chairmanship of Swaminathan, made a number of recommendations for reforms in the agricultural sector. The committee had submitted a series of five reports between December 2006 and October 2006. However, these recommendations were implemented long after the BJP came to power.