Chandigarh: The Centre on Friday took back its three contentious farm laws.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation announced this.
Farmers from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh have been protesting at the Delhi borders against these laws for more than a year.
The PM talked about farmers’ issues and what his government had done to address them. He said the government had brought the three farm laws to improve the lot of farmers. He said it had been the demand of farmers for long and they brought these laws after delibrations in Parliament and these were welcomed in many quarters.
Modi said they brought these laws with utmost sincerity but could not make a section of the farmers see their benefits.