NEW DELHI: Amid rebellious and aggressive protests by members of the opposition, the Rajya Sabha passed two controversial agricultural bills that were previously passed by the Lower House by oral vote on Sunday. The two bills, the Agricultural Products Trade and Trade (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 and the Farmers’ …
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NEW DELHI: BJP’s oldest ally, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), is considering whether or not to stay in the NDA after the “forced” passage of farm bills in Parliament. The party had opposed the bills. The head of the party, Sukhbir Singh Badal, asked President Ram Nath Kovind to send the …
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Shiromani Akali Dal leader Naresh Gujral speaks at the Rajya Sabha. Demanding that the bills be sent to a select committee to address the issues raised by farmers, Gujral said: ‘We are petitioning the government over and over again so that all stakeholders can be heard. If farmers are oppressed …
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NEW DELHI: Amid determined resistance to the three agricultural-related bills by Congress and others, government administrators remained confident of the passage in the Rajya Sabha on Sunday of the troika of legislation aimed at liberalizing trade in agricultural products. On a day when BJP’s separate ally SAD, Congress, DMK, and …
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