The proposal is part of a bill introduced at the Lok Sabha on Saturday. Companies with no fewer than 300 workers will soon be able to hire and fire workers without seeking prior permission from the government, and the Labor Ministry will propose changes to the rules in a bill …
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NEW DELHI: Restoring the way agricultural products are traded within India, Parliament on Sunday passed a series of bills aimed at liberalizing agricultural markets. Despite repeated agitations by farmers and the resignation of food processing industries minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal in protest, the passage of controversial bills marks a new …
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Agriculture Bills: The vice president’s misconduct was regrettable, Rajnath Singh said. New Delhi: The opposition’s unprecedented “drama” in Rajya Sabha during the passage of agricultural laws was an “attempt to confuse farmers,” Union Minister Rajnath Singh said today. “I am a farmer too, I never believe that the government will …
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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 of the proceedings at the Rajya Sabha. (PTI) While the BJP succeeded in getting the two bills it had introduced in the upper house through voice vote, it has hardly come out stronger from the entire process. Three regional heavyweights, their oldest ally, Akali Dal of Punjab, and …
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The Upper House of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) passed two controversial agricultural bills on Sunday amid uproar from opposition members. The bills have sparked protests from farmers in various places. The two bills, the Bill on Trade in Agricultural Products and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation), 2020, and the Agreement for 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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Thousands of farmers have blocked NH 344 national highway, also known as Ambala-Roorkee, near Milk Majra village in Haryana’s Yamunanagar district to oppose land reform bills currently being debated in Parliament. Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) state president Gurnam Singh Charuni led the protest in Yamunanagar and thanked farmers for coming …
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Parliament Updates LIVE: A political fight is expected in Parliament today as Rajya Sabha takes three controversial farm bills branded by Congress and various opposition parties as “anti-farmers” and “pro-corporate”, leaving to the BJP reaching out to various regional support teams. However, the numbers appear to be in favor of …
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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 …
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