Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh), Sept. 21 -- : While a row between the Centre and Opposition ensued over the agriculture sector reform Bills in the Upper House of the Parliament on Sunday, farmers in Kanpur welcomed the new legislation and urged the government to think more of their community.
Farmers urged the government to take more steps to remove the middlemen from the marketing of agricultural produce so that the maximum benefits can be retained by them.
"We welcome the farm Bills but the Central government should think more about farmers. They should reduce the role of middlemen and take steps to ensure that farmers do not commit suicide," farmers told ANI here.
"The government should do something to exclude the middlemen, today the maximum...