The 3 farm laws at heart of the dispute: Benefits and drawbacks

New Delhi, Dec 6 : With no sign of any agreement between the government and the protesting farmers even after the fifth round of talks on Saturday, and the next meeting scheduled for December 9, farmers are sticking to their first and major point – that the three “anti-farmer” laws passed in September be repealed. However, the government says these laws are in the interest of farmers to make them richer.
The Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020; and The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020 are the main issue behind farmers’ protest.
The farmers are demanding the scrapping of these these laws which were passed in the Monsoon Session of Parliament. The government’s offer to amend these laws have been rejected by over 40 farmer union leaders who have been talking to the government on behalf of thousands of farmers sitting on five different borders with a set of five major demands since November 26.
The Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020: Benefits (as per the government) 1. Farmers have got a new option insofar they will have the freedom to sell their produce outside the APMC (agricultural produce market committee) market and there will be no tax on such trade which will give a higher price to the farmers.