New farm laws will turn farmers into agriculture labour: Narayana Murthy

Narayana Murthy said the new farm laws will turn farmers into agriculture labourers and benefit corporate forces

Suryapet: Film actor and director R Narayana Murthy on Thursday said the farm laws enacted by the Centre would severely impact the interests of farmers in the country.

Narayana Murthy met Energy Minister G Jagdish Reddy in his camp office at Suryapet and thanked him for watching “Rythanna” produced by him. The Minister watched the premier show of the movie at a local cinema theatre.

Speaking to the media after the meeting, Narayana Murthy said the new farm laws will turn farmers into agriculture labourers and benefit corporate forces. “Farmers have been staging protests near the capital for the last eight months opposing the new farm laws of the Centre. Farmers in Bihar where the new farm laws have been implemented has turned them into agriculture labourers,” he said.

Stating that the Centre was bringing in the Electricity (Amendment) Bill-2021 to benefit corporate sector, he said he produced Rythanna covering all these aspects.

He said a Minister watching his movie gave him a lot of moral support. Jagdish Reddy appreciated Narayana Murthy for producing the film.