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Back farmers’ demand to

legalise MSP as floor price, says
ally JD(U)
Stressing that the interests of farmers have been “supreme” for JD(U), Tyagi
said Bihar had repealed APMC Act in 2006 because “too much intervention of
middlemen” was hurting farmers' interests.

W ritten by Santosh Singh | Patna | Updated: September 24, 2020 7:17:13 am

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JD(U) secretary general K C Tyagi

With polls looming in Bihar, the JD(U) appears to have taken a calibrated
approach to the contentious farm Bills. The BJP’s senior NDA ally in the state
Wednesday welcomed passage of the Bills in Parliament but said that it supports
the demand of various farmers’ organisations for a law that makes payment
below the MSP a punishable offence.

Speaking to The Indian Express, former Rajya Sabha MP and JD(U) principal
general secretary K C Tyagi said: “We welcome the passage of both the Bills in
Parliament. Our party supported these Bills. But we also support the demand by
farmers’ organisations to make a law that says no one can buy from farmers at
rates less than the MSP. Any violation should be made a punishable offence.”

Asked if the JD(U), under Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, has made this demand
formally, Tyagi said: “The Prime Minister has assured that the MSP would
continue.” On why there is no mention of MSP in the new law, Tyagi said: “The
PM has assured this in Parliament. Its violation can amount to contempt.”

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Tyagi, who is also the party’s national spokesperson, said that Prime Minister
Narendra Modi had made clear that purchase under PDS would continue as
usual. “Banka district in Bihar would start the purchase of paddy on MSP,” he
said.

Stressing that the interests of farmers have been “supreme” for JD(U), Tyagi said
Bihar had repealed APMC Act in 2006 because “too much intervention of
middlemen” was hurting farmers’ interests.

The JD(U) leader also expressed concern at sugar mills not getting dues of upto Rs
12,000 crore from the central government. “There should be a mechanism to
ensure time-bound payment. Let there be a law that ensures payment in 15 days
and any delay should mean payment with interest,” he said.

READ | Committed to MSP but it was never part of law: Agri Minister

Asked about the ruckus in Rajya Sabha that led to eight Opposition MPs getting
suspended, Tyagi said: “The RS Deputy Chairperson (Harivansh) has gone by the
rulebook that says he can either go for voting or get a Bill passed without voting.
Besides, the NDA has a clear majority in Rajya Sabha.”

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