Old laws a burden, need reforms to build new century, says PM Modi

His remarks came in the backdrop of ongoing protests by farmers against three new farms laws.

A day ahead of the Bharat Bandh called by protesting farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Monday that reforms are needed for development, and said some laws of the past century have become a “burden” in the current times.

The government believes in all-round holistic reforms, he stressed after inaugurating the construction of the Agra Metro project via video conferencing. “Reforms are needed for development. Some laws which used to be good in the past century, have become a burden in the present century,” he said. “Our government is doing holistic reforms. Earlier reforms used to happen in a piecemeal