Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said in the Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday that a compensation policy is already in place for high-tension power lines passing through farmers' fields.
He made these remarks when Australian High Commissioner Philip Green paid a courtesy call on him at Krishi Bhawan in New Delhi on Thursday.
Ahead of the Assembly polls in Maharashtra, Congress said on Wednesday that the soybean and cotton farmers have been left to fend for themselves under the Mahayuti government in the state.
"Foodgrain production witnessed a record increase due to good production of rice, jowar, and maize," an official statement said.
He said that the government has become "a U-turn expert".
The protest will be staged from 12 pm to 4 pm, said sources.
Keeping in view the demand of 1,08,000 quintal seeds by the farmers, a target of producing 96,855 quintal seeds in the state has been fixed for the year 2021-22.
PM blames Opposition for 'misleading' people, says the laws will only offer more options to farmers; Congress stages walkout
He noted during the discussion, a large number of women MPs took part and congratulated them for enriching the House proceedings with their thoughts.
The proposal of the Government to put the Farming Acts on hold for two years is eminently sensible if it plans to utilise the interregnum to prepare the ground for implementation of the Acts. Indeed, if sufficient money and sincere efforts are put in by the Government, private investment would not be required to rejuvenate agriculture
