Government Should Have Built Consensus on New Laws on Farming

The working of these new laws would have far-reaching consequences on the lives and livelihoods of India's farmers, says former Union Agriculture Secretary Siraj Hussain in an interview with NewsClick. 
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The Central Government led by Narendra Modi should have consulted state governments, political parties in Opposition and other stakeholders before pushing through three new laws on agriculture. The working of these new laws would have far-reaching consequences on the lives and livelihoods of India's farmers, says former Union Agriculture Secretary Siraj Hussain in an interview with NewsClick. 

 

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