Amend farm laws to protect MSP, Maharashtra tells Centre

Three-party alliance has already expressed unwillingness to implement them per se

The Maharashtra government will write to the Centre asking it to introduce an amendment in the three controversial farm laws to ensure no farm produce will be purchased at rates below the minimum support price (MSP) at the Agriculture Produce Market Committees (APMC). A Cabinet sub-committee formed to discuss the implementation of the laws, which are being opposed by farmers for last four months, held its first meeting on Tuesday headed by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. After the meeting, Revenue Minister Balasaheb Thorat told reporters, “These laws are anti-farmer. They do not guarantee MSP and we believe that it should be mentioned in the law. We discussed these amendments and further action will be taken to this effect.”