NEW DELHI: After over one year of agitation over farm laws, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the Centre will repeal the three controversial laws which were passed in Parliament in September last year.
PM Modi apologized and said that the government “failed to convince a section of farmers” over the farm laws, according to India Today.
He said the three contentious laws will be repealed during this month’s Parliament session.
“I apologise to India and with true and pure heart that may be… we were not able to convince farmers [over the farm laws]. I’m here to declare that we have decided to repeal the three farm laws…We will complete all the formalities during Parliament session that begins this month,” PM Modi said in his address to the nation on Friday.
PM Modi urged farmers to return home to their families and start afresh.
Parliament passed the three farm laws in September last year.
(With inputs from India Today)
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