Mumbai: The MVA government led by Sena Sena in Maharashtra on Tuesday introduced three amendment bills in assemblies related to agriculture, cooperation, food and civilian supplies, in moving to the counter new agricultural law faced stiffly.
opposition from the cultivatorial section.
The bill has provisions for higher than the MSP level for products in agriculture agreements with traders, payment of timely time, majoring in prison three years and RS 5 lakh both or good for farmer abuse.
They also have provisions to provide power to the state government to regulate and prohibit production, supply, distribution and impose share limit to important commodities.
Revenue Minister Ballasaheb Thorat said the Central Agricultural Action was ratified without discussion and some of their provisions violated the rights to the rights of the state government.
“The state government has the right to make laws and we want to suggest amendments to the Central Agricultural Law that we feel is anti-farmers,” he said.
The bill that has been placed in the public domain for two months for suggestions and objections is – important commodities (amendments), farmers (empowerment and protection), guarantee prices; Agriculture related agreements (Maharashtra amendments) and amendments to central government farmers produce trade and trade (promotion and facilitation).
The bill draft was prepared by the cabinet sub-committee led by Deputy Chief of Minister Ajit Pawar.
Pawar said the bill draft would be in the public domain for two months where all stakeholders could hold discussions and debate their provisions.
The bill will be taken for discussion and passages during the legislative winter session in Nagpur (held in December), he said.
Chest Minister of Agriculture Bhuse said the agricultural agreement (between traders and farmers) will be considered invalid if the price of AGRI products offered is no more than MSP (minimum support price).
If farmers are not paid in seven days of its product sales, crimes can be submitted to traders and penalties including three years in prison and RS 5 Lakh penalty, Bhuse said.
Cooperation Minister Ballasaheb Patil said under the central action, there was no control over traders if there was a default payment to farmers after the sale of agricultural products.
To ensure farmers get remunerative prices for their agricultural products in time and to protect their interests, the state government has decided to change central farmers to produce trade and trade (promotion and facilitation) in its application to Maharashtra, Patil said.
The draft bill proposed that there were no traders who would trade in agri products scheduled unless he had a valid license from competent authority, Patil said.
In any dispute arising from a transaction between a farmer and a trader, the party can find a solution by submitting an application to competent authority and appeal to the command of the competent authority to the authority, he said.
For the harassment of farmer punishment no less than three years in prison and a fine of no less than Rs 5 Lakh or both, he said.
Minister of Food and Civil Equipment Chhagan Bhujbal said in the Essential Commodity Act, 1955 – which has been changed by the center – there is no provision for the state government to regulate or prohibit production, supply, distribution, impose the stock limit under extraordinary conditions Including hunger, price increases or natural disasters.
He said the state government proposed to change actions in its application to Maharashtra and consider the power to regulate and prohibit production, supply, distribution, and limit forcing stock.
Maha introduced 3 bills to fight agricultural law
