TMC MP Derek O’Brien tries to break the rule book when uproar breaks out in Rajya Sabha over agriculture-related bills during the current Monsoon Session at Parliament House in New Delhi on Sunday. (Photo: Screengrab @ RSTV via PTI)
Live updates from Parliament: Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha news
The Lok Sabha passed bills on Monday amending the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code and the Foreign Tax (Regulation) Act, including as Rajya Sabha saw stormy scenes after eight Opposition MLAs were suspended for the remainder of the session. Monsoon for his “rebellious” behavior in the Upper House when the controversial farm laws were passed.
The Lok Sabha also passed the Central Council of Homeopathy Bill (Amendment), 2020, the Indian Central Council of Medicine Bill (Amendment), 2020 and the Epidemic Diseases Bill (Amendment), 2020 before it was postponed after midnight.
Even as protests raged in Haryana, Punjab and other states over farm laws, the government increased the minimum price to buy wheat and five other rabi crops by as much as six percent, sending a strong message to farmers across the world. country on the continuation of the procurement system based on the minimum support price (MSP).
Farmer groups are also protesting the two bills: the 2020 Trade in Agricultural Products and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) bill and the Farmers’ Agricultural Price and Services Guarantee Agreement (Empowerment and Protection) of 2020, which have been approved by Parliament.
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