Congress has decided to launch a national protest starting Thursday against the two agrarian reform bills recently approved by Parliament. The decision to agitate at the national level was made at a meeting of secretaries general and heads of states held at the Congress party headquarters in Delhi. “Starting on …
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Farmers shout slogans as they block a national highway during a protest against agriculture-related bills presented by the central government, in Beas, Punjab, on September 16, 2020 (NARINDER NANU / AFP). BJP chief JP Nadda and Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar have briefed party ministers and parliamentarians to engage …
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Written by Udit Misra, edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | September 20, 2020 8:42:58 am Farmers protest in Patiala (Express photo by Harmeet Sodhi) Dear readers, There was no shortage of trigger news for the economy last week. Exports contracted during 6th consecutive month, retail inflation continued To …
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On Saturday, the Shiv Sena questioned the Modi government’s policies on economy, trade and agriculture, claiming that it was moving towards privatizing airports, Air India and railways and handing control of farmers’ lives to merchants and actors. private. The party also alleged that the Center submitted agricultural bills “without consulting” …
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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 …
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Congressman Jairam Ramesh (File photo) NEW DELHI: in the context of farmers protests in Haryana and Punjab, Congress said Sunday that, along with like-minded opposition parties, it will oppose three ordinances on agriculture and one related to banking regulation in the parliament session during the monsoon, as well as raising …
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