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Some of the areas in the state have already faced power outages (Archive) Chandigarh: The ongoing rail blockade has severely affected the supply of coal for thermal power plants in Punjab, authorities said on Saturday, as fears of severe power outages in the state mounted. Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal …

Last week, the President of India promoted the three agricultural bills, namely the Agricultural Products Trade and Trade (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 (FPTC), the Assurance Agreement of Farmer Prices (Empowerment and Protection) Services Bill, 2020 (FAPAFS), and Essential Products Bill (Amendment), 2020. The opposition and farmer organizations continue to …

Three weeks after Parliament passed three controversial land bills, protests against the laws continue to rage in Punjab and Haryana. When two of the pieces of legislation were presented during a chaotic session in Parliament on September 20, some opposition MPs claimed that they would prove to be the “death …

Congressional leader Rahul Gandhi’s Kheti Bachao tractor rally against agricultural laws will enter Haryana from Punjab near Kyukar village of Pehowa subdivision of Kurukshetra district on Tuesday afternoon. According to his schedule, Gandhi will lead a tour in Pehowa after entering Haryana. He plans to meet the farmers around 3pm. …

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. While Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri hit Gandhi out saying ‘the padded sofas on tractors are not a protest’, Textiles Minister Smriti Irani called him a ‘VIP kisan’ News18.com Last update: October 5, 2020 8:35 PM IST FOLLOW US: More than farmer issues, Rahul Gandhi’s …

Congressional leader Rahul Gandhi stopped a tractor rally in Punjab on Sunday to protest against the farm laws recently enacted by the Center. Gandhi came to Moga for tractor demonstrations in Punjab from October 4-6. The rallies, which have been named ‘Kheti Bachao Yatra’, would cover more than 50 km, …

NEW DELHI: Hot on the heels of the President of Congress Sonia Gandhi By proposing the denial of three central laws related to agriculture by incorporating specific state legislation, the states governed by his party are considering the possibility of convening special assembly sessions for this purpose. The AICC legal …

Navjot Singh Sidhu today called on his party government in Punjab to buy the crop at the minimum subsistence price. Congressional leader Navjot Singh Sidhu today called on his party government in Punjab to buy crops at the minimum subsistence price to bring relief to farmers. Sidhu, who shared the …

Navjot Sidhu argued that states should pay MSP to farmers. Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Sidhu’s differences with Punjab’s chief minister Amarinder Singh made his presence felt at a public meeting today attended by Rahul Gandhi. Sharing the stage with the Chief Minister and Mr. Gandhi at the rally, intended to protest against …

Six days after Akali Dal severed ties with the BJP over agricultural laws, the newly appointed national secretary general of the saffron party, Tarun Chugh, said on Friday that the party will contest all 117 seats in the 2022 assembly elections in Punjab. . The state will have a BJP …