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Farmers hold up posters during a rally following the approval of agriculture bills in Lok Sabha in Amritsar on Friday. (AFP) BJP leaders expressed confidence that they will gain the support of more than 130 members, including nine from AIADMK and six from YSR Congress, who are not part of …

NEW DELHI: The NDA government is preparing to overcome potential obstacles that may come in the way of the smooth passage of the three agricultural laws in Rajya Sabha on Sunday. With key ally Shiromani Akali Dal already against the legislation and some of the regional parties have not yet …

By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: September 19, 2020 7:16:44 pm Rao said the bills “must be opposed and voted against in Rajya Sabha” as they would result in huge losses for the agricultural sector. (File photo) Claiming that the agricultural bills introduced by the NDA government …

Written by Harikishan Sharma | New Delhi | Updated: September 19, 2020 3:49:40 pm The main leader of Congress, P Chidambaram, called on Saturday that Congress and other opposition parties oppose the agricultural bills and make sure they do not become law. (Express file photo) As the government prepares to …

NEW DELHI: Farm bills introduced by the government undermine the food security system, Congress affirmed on Saturday, urging opposition parties to collectively oppose the bills so they do not become law in their current form . Congressional leader and former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said the manifesto of the …

Written by Navjeevan Gopal | Chandigarh | Updated: September 19, 2020 7:37:12 am Harsimrat Kaur Badal (right) shares the stage with her husband, Sukhbir Singh Badal (center) and Narendra Modi at a joint election rally. (File photo) One day later resigns as Union Minister of Food Processing Industries In protest …

“Attacks on our existence will not be tolerated,” Navjot Singh Sidhu said. (Proceedings) New Delhi: Congressional Leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, who has been in hiding for a few months, today posted two tweets providing support for farmers protesting against agricultural bills that were passed by Lok Sabha on Thursday. “Attacks …

New Delhi: After Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal resigned from Narendra Modi’s cabinet over the introduction of three agricultural bills, pressure from the opposition increased on the BJP ally in the party Haryana Jannayak Janata and its leader Dushyant Singh Chautala to resign as deputy minister. Congressional spokesman Randeep Singh …

With intense agitation from farmers over the past fortnight in Punjab and Haryana, two regional allies of the BJP in the states, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP), are feeling the ground slipping under their feet. . As a result, they have moved quickly to appear …

CHANDIGARH: Amid protests by farmers over three agriculture-related bills proposed by the government, Punjab MLA and former minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday he said “Punjab, Punjabiyat and all Punjabi” are with the peasants. Breaking his silence after his resignation as minister last year, the cricketer-turned-politician described agriculture as the …