Repealing three farm laws shows Modi government"s sensitivity: K"taka CM Bommai

Bengaluru | Friday | 19th November, 2021

Summary:

Bengaluru, Nov 19 (PTI) Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi"s decision to repeal the three contentious farms laws showed his sensitivity.

Rejecting the claim that the government bowed to the year-long protest, Bommai said that the three laws were part of the liberalisation and globalisation process started in 1991-92 and were in line with the previous United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government"s agreement with the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

"It is not a question of bowing.

This process of liberalisation and globalisation started in 1991-"92.

As part of it, various laws were to be formulated.

Further, the UPA government had signed an agreement with the WTO.