Sitharaman questioned the Wayanad Lok Sabha MP the reason behind his lack of support to the same reforms which were promised by his party during the parliamentary elections last year. “I want to ask Rahul Gandhi (that) were these pro-farmers policies not mentioned in the 2019 election manifesto of Congress? They are protesting just because those reforms are being implemented by PM Modi, and not them,” the finance minister was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. Government sources told PTI earlier this month that Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar was also keen on amending the APMC act. The BJP has said earlier that the previous governments in the Centre did not have the willpower to go ahead with tough reforms.

Source: Hindustan Times December 25, 2020 11:22 UTC