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Modi Government sensitive about farmers' demands: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

Mumbai
December 10, 2020

Amid the ongoing protests against three new farm laws, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday said the Modi Government was " sensitive" about the demands made by farmers and has addressed their main concerns in a "transparent" manner.

He also said that most of the farmers were "satisfied" with the steps taken by the Central Government and added that their interests were "safe and secure" in its hands.

"The Government is completely sensitive about the demands of farmers. That is why it has addressed their main concerns effectively and in a transparent manner. Most of the farmers are satisfied," Naqvi told.

Without naming the opposition parties, which have been targeting the BJP Government over the farmers' stir, he said, "Unfortunately, defeated dynastic forces are trying to hijack democracy by taking a destructive path."

The Minority Affairs Minister also accused the opposition parties of confusing farmers for their own political gains.

On Wednesday, farmer leaders rejected a Government proposal to amend the laws and remained adamant on their demand to scrap the legislations, which they say will lead to dismantling of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) mechanism and mandis (markets) that ensure earning.