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NEW DELHI: Opposition parties attacked the government on Monday for suspending eight Rajya sabha Parliamentarians and are carrying out an “indefinite” protest at the Parliament premises against the measure. Eight opposition MPs in Rajya Sabha, including TMC leader Derek O’Brien and AAP’s Sanjay Singh, were suspended Monday for the remainder …

NEW DELHI: The political dispute over the approval of two farm bills escalated dramatically on Monday with the BJP firmly defending the new agrarian reforms and the opposition intensifying its offensive against the Center. Leading the charge on the opposition, Congress announced today that it will organize nationwide protests against …

The country is undergoing a deepening COVID-19 crisis triggered by the Union government’s inability to address it with robust public policy measures. This crisis has been preceded by a more persistent crisis manifested in the calculated denial of the NDA regime to scrutiny of legislative proposals in parliament. This process …

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday criticized opposition leaders for their rebellious conduct in Parliament during the passage of two key agricultural bills on Sunday and their refusal to leave Rajya Sabha despite the order. the president to suspend them this morning. On the opposition’s claim that the bills …

A delegation from Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) met with President Ram Nath Kovid on Monday to ask him not to approve the agricultural bills passed by Rajya Sabha (or Upper House of Parliament) on Sunday. These bills have already been approved by the Lok Sabha and await the approval of …

File photo of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Opposing the bills in the upper house, BJD deputy Amar Patnaik demanded that the agricultural sector bills be sent to a select committee. CNN-News18 Last update: September 21, 2020 6:54 PM IST FOLLOW US: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD), led by Odisha …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that the agricultural sector reform bills passed by Parliament were India’s 21st century need. Addressing a virtual ceremony to lay the foundations for nine road projects in Bihar, the prime minister also criticized the Opposition, saying that some people are trying to mislead …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated Monday that the minimum support price system (MSP) and the purchase of food grains will continue under the latest agricultural sector reforms that seek to liberalize agricultural markets. NDA alliance partner and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar backed the reforms amid protests from the opposition. …

Eight opposition MPs, including Trinamool Congress leader Derek O’Brien and AAP’s Sanjay Singh, were suspended from Rajya Sabha for a week under Rule 256 (2) on Monday for their “rebellious behavior” during the fierce protests over Sunday’s farm bills. . The government presented a motion for its suspension for “bringing …

One day after fierce protests broke out in Rajya Sabha against the government that swept through the opposition and passed two agricultural bills, opposition parties called a meeting to discuss their joint strategy for Monday, the leaders said. The meeting began at 8.40 am. The government, on the other hand, …