Opposition leaders protested in parliament on Tuesday.
New Delhi:
As opposition parties continue their protest against the controversial Farm Bills, which have been approved by parliament, the leader of Congress, Ghulam Nabi Azad, will meet with President Ram Nath Kovind today at 5pm. The meeting between Azad, leader of the opposition in Rajya Sabha, and the president comes a day after the opposition parties boycotted the parliament.
The monsoon session of parliament, which began after nearly five months of indefinite suspension, will conclude today, eight days ahead of schedule due to Covid concerns. On Tuesday, opposition leaders boycotted parliament in protest at the three bills related to the agricultural sector and the suspension of eight MPs over the chaos and “rebellious behavior” in Rajya Sabha on Sunday when two of the bills were passed. three agricultural bills.
Yesterday Rajya Sabha passed seven bills in three and a half hours in the absence of opposition parties. Mr. Azad wrote to Rajya Sabha President Venkaiah Naidu this afternoon urging him on the three controversial Labor Code bills, emphasizing: “These bills affect the livelihoods of millions of workers.” The government has said that the three bills of the Labor Code will provide a safe environment for workers.
The images showed opposition leaders protesting in front of parliament with banners today.
Amid great drama for the third day in a row over farm laws in parliament, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday voiced three demands linked to the minimum support price (MSP) of crops on behalf of the opposition. .
The government should introduce a bill that ensures that private actors do not purchase food grains below the fixed MSP, the MSP should build on the recommendations of the MS Swaminathan committee report and the Food Corporation of India should ensure that the crops are sourced of farmers at the MSP fixed point, he stressed.
The opposition also demanded the revocation of the suspension of the eight Rajya Sabha members, including Derek O’Brien of the Trinamool Congress, Sanjay Singh of the Aam Aadmi Party, Rajeev Satav of the Congress and KK Ragesh of the CPM. The suspended members continued their sit-in on the lawn of the parliament complex on Tuesday until 11:30 a.m. after spending the night there in protest.
“We will consider revoking the suspension only after the suspended Rajya Sabha members apologize for their behavior,” Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told reporters on Tuesday. The Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha Thawar Chand Gehlot also did the same.
As opposition parties searched for an appointment with the president, Congress said “it is regrettable and regrettable” that the president was not giving time. “We are deeply disappointed because we expected the president to meet with the opposition parties, screw up the bills and listen to the 62 crore farmers’ representatives,” said Randeep Surjewala of Congress.
“However, the president is silent and is not even willing to meet with the opposition parties … It is regrettable and regrettable that he is not giving us time,” he added.
Two of the three controversial bills related to the agricultural sector, the Agreement on Price Assurance and Agricultural Services for Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) and the Draft Law on Trade and Trade in Agricultural Products (Promotion and Facilitation), were approved by Rajya Sabha on Sunday amid unprecedented protests and uproar.
Derek O’Brien of TMC was seen in the house well; he was accused of trying to break the rules and snatching the microphone from Deputy President Rajya Sabha, Harivansh. He, along with seven other deputies, were suspended the following day.
The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill was passed yesterday.
The Narendra Modi government has said that farm laws empower small and marginal farmers by allowing them to access markets and prices of their choice. The opposition, however, says the bills threaten to abolish MSPs and will leave small and marginal farmers at the mercy of companies.
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