Instead of addressing the problems with the functioning of APMCs through the state govts, since agriculture is a state subject, the Modi govt has decided to go all out to promote the interests of agribusiness, corporates and big traders. #NoToFarmBills

The proposals for “land pooling” and legalising the  contract system with benefits to agribusinesses will completely destroy traditional farming. India’s food security is at stake. #NoToFarmBills

APMC Acts were introduced in the 1960s and 70s to put a check on the monopoly powers of large traders. It was to ensure there would not be exploitation of farmer in price fixation, grading, weighing and payments. #NoToFarmBills

Amendment to Essential Commodities Act removes cereals, pulses, edible oils, onions & potatoes from the list of essential commodities & stockholding limits. The scope for large scale hoarding creating artificial food scarcity & price rise, threatens our people. #NoToFarmBills

Central government must withdraw these Bills in the interests of India, our annadathas and people’s entitlements to food security. #NoToFarmBills

This handover of the entire sector to corporates will lead to the abolishing of MSP, the complete destruction of PDS, promote unscrupulous traders & corporates to hoard food, sending prices up astronomically. These laws severely threaten India’s food security. #NoToFarmBills

Modi govt’s relentless drive to destroy all protective and regulatory mechanisms to allow unbridled exploitation of Farmers by domestic and foreign corporates and big traders will be met by the people's resistance on the streets! #NoToFarmBills

The Farm Bills will finish off price support given 2 farmers as well as subsidies given for supply of cheap food grain to people. It will drastically change the agrarian sector into a corporate controlled sector with scant concern either for farmers or consumers #NoToFarmBills

The three bills are a trishul aimed at promoting corporatisation of agriculture, facilitating the integration of Indian agriculture with the global market and undermining the procurement/MSP mechanism which will lead to the erosion of food security. #NoToFarmBills

These laws will deregulate production, supply, distribution in agri-commodities, thus allowing big traders & companies to buy up the produce, stock it & sell it at prices they think fit. It will mean an end to govt purchase of important produce like food grain. #NoToFarmBills

The 3 Bills - Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020; The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce Bill, 2020; and The Farmers Agreement on Prices Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 - will destroy Indian agriculture and our farmers. #NoToFarmBills

11 major Central Trade Unions & many federations have declared their unstinted support 2 the call by AIKSCC 2 hold Countrywide Protests through demonstrations, Rail Roko, Rasta Roko etc aginst the anti-farmer destructive bills being pushed through by the Modi Govt #NoToFarmBills

The 3 Farm Bills were pushed through Rajya Sabha denying the MPs the opportunity 2 discuss & refusing 2 allow a division of vote which is an inalienable right of every MP. It is clear that the Govt did not have a majority. These new laws are therefore illegal #NoToFarmBills

The 3 Bills - Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020; The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce Bill, 2020; and The Farmers Agreement on Prices Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 - will destroy Indian agriculture and our farmers. #NoToFarmBills

Modi govt bulldozed 3 Farm bills through the parliament violating all parliamentary procedures. These new laws handover Indian agriculture, our produce and our markets to foreign and domestic agribusiness corporations #NoToFarmBills