Written by Liz Mathew | New Delhi | Updated: September 23, 2020 7:29:24 am Ravi Shankar Prasad said: “Opposition to the bill is for the sake of politics.” Union Minister and BJP Senior MP Ravi Shankar Prasad talks to Liz Mathew about contentious agricultural bills and opposition protests in Parliament. …
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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 …
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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 …
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By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: September 21, 2020 7:59:59 pm Prime Minister Narendra Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday that the agricultural reform bills passed by Parliament are “necessary for India in the 21st century.” To allay farmers’ fears, Modi said: “I want to make …
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Written by Harish Damodaran | New Delhi | Updated: September 21, 2020 12:23:43 pm Farmers walk through a rice field when they return after the day’s work in Prayagraj (AP) On many occasions, it is not the law, but what it seems to convey and the context in which it …
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TMC member Derek O’Brien attempts to break the Rule Book during the rampage at Rajya Sabha on Sunday. (Screenshot) Dismissing objections and pleas from the opposition, the government passed two key agricultural bills in Rajya Sabha on Sunday amid unprecedented scenes of chaos, confusion and uproar. Agitated members of the …
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The orotest farmers in Haryana will take place from 12 noon to 3pm. (Photo: Twiiter / CaptAjayYadav) “He (Harivansh) should safeguard democratic traditions, but instead, his attitude today damaged democratic traditions and processes. Therefore, we have decided to present a motion of censure against him,” ANI news agency quoted the …
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File Photo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the media outside Parliament in New Delhi on Sept. 14, 2020 (Press Information Office via AP). The bills passed by Parliament will free farmers from the constraints of middlemen, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. News18.com New Delhi Last update: September 20, 2020 3:35 …
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The union minister for agriculture and farmers’ welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar, introduced three crucial agricultural bills in Rajya Sabha on Sunday. The bills include the Agricultural Products Trade and Trade (Promotion and Facilitation) Ordinance 2020, the Farmers Agreement (Empowerment and Protection) on Price Guarantee and the Agricultural Services Ordinance 2020 …
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The Rajya Sabha passed two controversial agricultural bills by voice vote on Sunday, as the House witnessed chaotic scenes after some opposition members shouting slogans led by the Trinamool Congress took the president’s podium demanding a discussion. The Upper Chamber approved the Draft Law on Trade in Agricultural Products and …
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