Kerala Assembly unanimously passes resolution against central farm laws

Thiruvananthapuram, December 31

The Kerala Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution demanding the scrapping of the three contentious central farm laws, against which farmers are agitating in Delhi, saying they were 'anti-farmer' and 'pro-corporate'.

The resolution was passed in a special session convened in compliance with Covid protocols to express solidarity with the agitating farmers.

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The members of the CPI(M)-led LDF and Congress-headed UDF supported the resolution whole-heartedly.

Though the lone BJP member in the state Assembly, O Rajagopal, raised objections against some references in the resolution, he did not object to it.

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"There is a general consensus in the House. So, I did not object to the resolution. This is the democratic spirit," he told the reporters outside the House.

Moving the resolution, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan alleged that the central farm laws had been amended to help the corporates.

"The three contentious agriculture laws were passed even without sending them to the standing committee of Parliament. If this agitation continues, it will severely affect Kerala, which is a consumer state," he said.

After the nearly two hour-long discussion, Speaker P Sreeramakrishan put the resolution for voice vote and said it had been passed.

"Passing of the resolution reflects the sentiments of the House towards the farmers' cause," the Speaker said. — PTI