MSP was There, MSP is There, MSP Will Be There: PM Modi Reaches Out to Farmers, But No Hint of Repeal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday reached out to the farmers protesting against the new agriculture laws as he promised in no uncertain terms that the Minimum Support Price regime will remain in place, addressing their fears that the new reforms would lead to the end of MSP. ‘There are other rigidities because of marketing regime set up in 1930s which prevent our farmers from selling their produce where they get highest rate of return… It is our intention to remove all those handicaps which come in the way of India realising its vast potential at one large common market’,” Modi said. “Farm loan waivers do not benefit small farmers,” said the PM, as he listed initiatives his government has taken since 2014. We are working for small farmers,” the PM said, adding that there were also other schemes to improve road connectivity, which enables the produce of the farmers to reach distant places.