President lauds Modi govt’s farm laws, says ‘many political parties backed reforms in past’

President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday lauded the Modi government’s three farm laws that are at the heart of farmers’ protests. Addressing the joint sitting of Parliament on the first day of the Budget Session, Kovind said that over 10 crore small farmers have started getting benefits of the three farm laws and that many political parties supported these reforms in the past.