Amarinder Singh has risen to the occasion in this crisis. Even in the past he has spoken out on key issues, even if that meant going against the Center or his own party. For example, he resigned from Congress after Operation Bluestar in 1984 and took on the UPA government …
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CHANDIGARH: In a move to “protect the state’s farmers and agriculture,” the chief minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday he presented a draft resolution to the state assembly rejecting the agricultural laws and the proposed electricity amendment bill, calling on all parties to rise above political interests in the spirit of …
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CHANDIGARH: Saying that you are not afraid of the removal of your government, Prime Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday he moved three bills in the Punjab Assembly to counter the Center agricultural laws, which have sparked protests by farmers and opposition parties in different parts of the country, including Punjab. …
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A delegation of protesting Punjab peasant leaders, invited to the talks by the Union’s agriculture secretary, Sanjay Agarwal, left the meeting and demanded the presence of the agriculture minister, Narendra Singh Tomar, according to a platform representing them. The Union government had invited at least 31 farmers’ organizations and their …
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Punjab’s Chief Minister Amarinder Singh had promised to fight until the laws were changed (archive) Chandigarh: Punjab has decided to reject the Center’s controversial agricultural laws that have caused a storm throughout the state and neighboring Haryana. For this, an extraordinary assembly session will be held on October 19, the …
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Peasant leaders leave the meeting with the agriculture secretary and protest in front of the Krishi Bhawan in Delhi. A seven-member panel of protesting farmers in Punjab was formed on Tuesday to hold talks with the Center. The head of the Bharatiya Kisan (Rajewal) Union, Balbir Singh Rajewal, said that …
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The Prime Minister spoke after publishing the autobiography of former Union Minister Balasaheb Vikhe Patil Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that his government’s “historic” agricultural reforms will create opportunities to bring farmers into entrepreneurship, adding that his regime is focused on increasing their incomes. Also read: Mann ki …
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On Monday, the Supreme Court issued a notice to the Center, seeking a response to a petition challenging the agricultural bills passed by Parliament last month. These bills received the approval of President Ram Nath Kovind and became law. The notice was issued following a petition filed by Rakesh Vaishnav, …
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A first-class court of judicial magistrates in Karnataka’s Tumkur district ordered state police on Friday to record a first information report against actress Kangana Ranaut for her tweets about farmers’ agitations against the new agricultural laws, Living law reported. Ranaut had called the protesting farmers terrorists. Attorney Ramesh Naik L …
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Last week, the President of India promoted the three agricultural bills, namely the Agricultural Products Trade and Trade (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 (FPTC), the Assurance Agreement of Farmer Prices (Empowerment and Protection) Services Bill, 2020 (FAPAFS), and Essential Products Bill (Amendment), 2020. The opposition and farmer organizations continue to …
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