The Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) has urged the State government to revoke the amendments and laws on land reforms and APMC introduced by the previous BJP government, on the grounds that they are detrimental to the farmers.
A demonstration was held in Mysuru on Thursday as part of a State-wide agitation urging the Siddaramaiah government to revoke and drop the Land Reforms Amendment Act 2020, APMC Amendment Act 2020 and the Anti-cow Slaughter Act.
While the Karnataka Land Reforms (2nd Amendment) Act 2020 paves way for non-farmers to buy agricultural land for non-agricultural purposes, the APMC (Amendment) Act 2020 allows for selling agricultural produce outside the ambit of the APMC.