Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday unexpectedly announced that the three controversial farm Acts would be repealed in the upcoming session of Parliament.
The move came a few months ahead of the yet-to-be-announced Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, the hotbed of protests against the farm laws.
The prime minister said a committee of state and central representatives, farmers, and experts would be set up to make the minimum support price (MSP) mechanism more transparent and effective.
Addressing the nation on the occasion of Gurupurab, the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, Modi said the Acts were in the best interests of the