5 years ago
New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an address to the nation today, announced that the three contentious farm laws introduced in 2020 will be repealed.
"We haven't been able to explain to our farmers. This is not a time to blame anyone. I want to tell you that we have taken the farm laws back," said the Prime Minister, urging farmers to return to their homes and fields.
The decision comes ahead of key state elections, over a year after farmers' began protesting the laws.
PM Modi said his government did its best to educate and inform the farmers about the laws and will continue to keep working for their betterment.
