Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu and the state's former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement of repealing the three farm laws.

The former cricketer Sidhu dubbed the move as a "step in the right direction".

He further said the "sacrifice of farmers has paid dividends".

"Repealing of black laws a step in the right direction . Satyagrah of Kisan morcha gets historic success .You're sacrifice has paid dividends . Revival of farming in Punjab through a road map should be the top priority for the Pb govt .accolades," said Sidhu.

Amarinder Singh took to twitter to thank PM Modi for 'acceding to the demands of every punjabi.'

"Great news! Thankful to PM @narendramodi ji for acceding to the demands of every punjabi & repealing the 3 black laws on the pious occasion of #GuruNanakJayanti. I am sure the central govt will continue to work in tandem for the development of Kisani! #NoFarmers_NoFood @AmitShah," Singh said in a tweet.

Hundreds of farmers have been camping at the three Delhi's borders since November 2020 with the demand that the government repeal the Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; Farmers' (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020; and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.

They have also been demanding a new law to guarantee the minimum support price (MSP) for crops.

The Centre, which held 11 rounds of formal dialogue with farmers, had maintained that the new laws are pro-farmer, while protesters claimed that they would be left at the mercy of corporations because of the legislations.