Sitharaman slams Sonia's 'bypass Centre farm laws' advice to party-ruled states, cites Cong's 2019 manifesto

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday targeted the Congress over party chief Sonia Gandhi's advice to party-rules states to bypass farm laws brought by Centre. Sitharaman said Congress in its 2019 Lok Sabha manifesto had promised repeal of APMC Act and to make trade in agricultural produce - including exports and inter-state trade - free from all restrictions.