US government comes in support of Farm laws, says ‘we welcome the steps of Indian govt’

The United States has welcomed the new farm laws stating that these steps that would improve the efficiency of India’s markets and attract greater private sector investment. A State Department spokesperson said, indicating that the new Biden Administration is supportive of the Indian government’s move to reform the agricultural sector.

Responding to a question on ongoing farmers’ protests in India, the State Department said the US encourages that any differences between the parties be resolved through dialogue.

Reacting on the ongoing farm protests in India, a State Department spokesperson said that Washington recognizes that “peaceful protests are a hallmark of any thriving democracy”, adding that differences between the parties be resolved through dialogue.

Also, Congresswoman, Ilhan Omar, expressed solidarity with all the farmers protesting for their livelihood across India. “India must protect their basic democratic rights, allow for the free flow of information, reinstate internet access, and release all the journalists detained for covering the protests,” she wrote on Twitter.

In a separate statement, Gurinder Singh Khalsa, chairman of the Sikhs Political Action Committee, said the “historic” farmers’ protest is turning out to be the “biggest-ever revolution” against the Indian government’s crony capitalism.

Farmers have been protesting on the borders of Delhi since November 26 against the three newly enacted farm laws and it seems that the farmer unions and the government have come to an impasse.