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A watershed moment; will ensure transformation of sector: PM on farm bills

Modi asserted, "I said it earlier and I say it once again: System of MSP will remain. Government procurement will continue"

Narendra Modi
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The two bills were earlier passed by Lok Sabha. After they get the presidential assent, they will be notified as laws.

Press Trust of India New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday described the passage of two farm sector bills as a "watershed moment" in the history of Indian agriculture, asserting that they will ensure a complete transformation of the farm sector and empower crores of farmers.

In a series of tweets after Rajya Sabha passed the bills by voice vote amid din created by protesting opposition members, Modi said these proposed laws will liberate farmers from numerous adversities as he noted that peasants were for decades bound by various constraints and bullied by middlemen.

He again assured farmers that the existing government support system for