Congress indulging in 'politics of lies' on issue of farmers: Tomar in RS

Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday accused the Congress of indulging in politics of lies on the issue of farmers and adopting double standards on farm lawsWhile replying to Congress leader Deepender Singh Hoodas question on the promised minimum support of price for farmers after their agitation last year Tomar said in the Rajya Sabha that a committee has been formed to consider the proposalThe committee is considering it MSP The farmers representative in that committee is a representatives of farmers union Tarnishing farmers union is utterly wrong Tomar saidThe Congress member claimed that the secretary who made the nowrepealed farm laws is now working with a multinational company and questioned his intent in framing the lawsTomar said The Congress has always indulged in politics of lies During the farmers agitation the Congress adopted double standards The laws that Congress use to talk about while being in power we created those lawsAlso Read Coordinated efforts taken to contain Chinese loan apps Nirmala Sitharaman in Rajya SabhaThe ministers remark triggered protests from Congress membersHooda demanded that certain remarks of Tomar be expunged following which deputy chairman Harivansh said the record will be examinedThousands of farmers particularly from Punjab Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh had protested at the borders of the national capital for over a year demanding the repeal of the three farm laws Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced repealing the three laws in November last yearThe Congress unit for farmers has accused the BJPled central government of not cooperating with the farmers and reneging on its promisesNCP member Praful Patel said the cost of agriculture produce in the Vidarbha region is higher because of dependency on rain and urged that an estimate be prepared to address the difference in the cost of agriculture produce under MSPTomar said MSP is same for the entire country and the process to determine is fixedHe said the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices declares the MSP after consultation with statesThe minister said it is true that the cost of production varies from state to state because of difference in the environmentHe said that Swaminathan Commission submitted a recommendation in 2006 which also included suggestion of adding 50 per cent profit on the cost of production to declare MSPPrime Minister Narendra Modi has accepted this recommendation At present MSP is declared after adding 50 per cent profit on the cost Tomar saidHe said the procurement of wheat has increased from 281 lakh metric ton in 201415 to 433 lakh MT nowAt that time Rs 106 lakh crore was spent on procurement now Rs 275 lakh crore in spent on procurement and farmers are getting its benefit Tomar saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever