Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan tells Sandeep Kumar the new farm legislation will ensure better income for farmers by increasing competition in the market. Edited excerpts:
There’s a lot of opposition across the country regarding the agriculture-related legislation. How do you view this?
As a farmer, I can say all the agriculture-related legislation is in the interest of farmers and protesters are opposing it on false grounds. I am not naming any state, but while we (Madhya Pradesh) transfer the money directly into the accounts of farmers, these states want a roundabout way of doing
There’s a lot of opposition across the country regarding the agriculture-related legislation. How do you view this?
As a farmer, I can say all the agriculture-related legislation is in the interest of farmers and protesters are opposing it on false grounds. I am not naming any state, but while we (Madhya Pradesh) transfer the money directly into the accounts of farmers, these states want a roundabout way of doing