Tribune News Service
Muktsar, September 25
SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal led a tractor march from his village of Badal in Muktsar District residence to protest controversial farm bills on Friday.
As he was driving the tractor, his wife and former union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal sat next to him. He had resigned in protest against the Farm Bills.
Badal announced that SAD would hold the “Punjab Kisan March” on October 1 from Takht Damdama Sahib, Akal Takht Sahib, and Anandpur Sahib to Chandigarh against the three agricultural bills.
The Agricultural Products Trade and Trade (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020, the Agricultural Price and Services Guarantee Agreement (Empowerment and Protection) for Farmers, 2020 and the Essential Products (Amendment) Bill, 2020 , have been approved by both Houses and await the presidential assent.