“This decision to repeal the laws is a sign of happiness on one hand and a late act on the other,” said Singh while speaking to media on Tuesday evening.Modi Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Bill to repeal the farm laws.Singh, who has been critical of the Yogi government and has in the past also raised questions over its functioning during COVID-19 pandemic.He demanded that along with employment to a member of the family, Rs 50 lakh should be given to the next of kin of the farmers who lost their lives during the protest.The BJP leader who attacked Union Minister Ajay Teni for the Lakhimpur Kheri violence said that dependent widows of the deceased farmers be paid a monthly pension of Rs 25,000.
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