Farm Bills Row

Parliament on Wednesday passed the Coconut Development Board (Amendment) Bill, 2021 as Lok Sabha gave its approval amid uproar by the Opposition over Pegasus snooping row and the three central farm laws.

Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Bill, 2021 without a debate amid ruckus created by opposition members over their demands including on Pegasus row and farm laws.

Rajya Sabha proceedings were disrupted on Wednesday as Opposition parties kept up their protests over Pegasus snooping row, farm laws and price rise.

The farmer protests in and around Delhi is not an issue which only affects the economy of Punjab but is also a "national security" issue, said Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh as he appealed to "both sides" to resolve the issue.

As the ruling BJP confronts a massive protest by farmers who have threatened to block Delhi and sit in on the highway in their agitation against new farm bills, a "Khalistan and Maoist" link has been alleged by the party's social media chief.

The row over the contentious farm bills should be sorted through talks between the farmers and the Central and the state governments, the Punjab and Haryana High Court said today. The court said it was the "collective responsibility" of the two governments "to hold as extensive discussions as are possible and at the highest level of the respective ...

One of the eight Rajya Sabha members suspended over unprecedented chaos during a vote on two farm bills has launched a scathing attack on Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh, accusing him of trying to "appease Prime Minister Narendra Modi" by "red-carpeting" what he called anti-farmer legislation. In an open letter, CPI-M member KK Ragesh has a...

The Congress on Tuesday said it is unfortunate and regrettable that President Ram Nath Kovind was not according a hearing to opposition parties who have sought time from him to raise their concerns over the two contentious farm bills.

The passage of the farm bills in parliament has sparked a fresh row between West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

As Mamata Banerjee threatens to hit the streets in the showdown between the centre and the opposition over farm bills, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, in a sharp attack on the Chief Minister, accused her of "shedding crocodile tears" for farmers after depriving them of benefits from a central scheme during the coronavirus pandemic.

The opposition has boycotted parliament, walking out of the Lok Sabha hours after a similar move in the Rajya Sabha, in protest over the farm bills and till three key demands, as well as a "request" to revoke the suspension of eight members, are met. Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad made the declaration today in the Upper House amid high drama for ...

A hike in Minimum Support Price of key winter crops was announced by the government this evening amid the huge row by upset farmers, who have been worried that the new farm laws would affect the existing MSP system. The hike -- a month ahead of last year's schedule -- came after days of farmers' protests and assurances by the Prime Minister Narendr...

The resolution to suspend opposition MPs from the Rajya Sabha over protests over the farm bills was proof that the Narendra Modi government was trying to mute "democratic India", Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tweeted today shortly after eight opposition members were suspended from the Upper House.

The Narendra Modi government is "making farmers shed tears of blood", Congress MP Rahul Gandhi tweeted Sunday after two of three farm bills were passed by the Rajya Sabha amid unprecedented chaos and uproar

As uproar continues against the contentious farm sector bills in the Rajya Sabha and on the streets, Punjabi artistes are using the social media to amplify farmers' voice. While some have backed the farmers' demand that these be repealed, some have said that the central government first win their confidence and others have urged trust in the Prime ...

Parliament on Wednesday passed the Coconut Development Board (Amendment) Bill, 2021 as Lok Sabha gave its approval amid uproar by the Opposition over Pegasus snooping row and the three central farm laws.

Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Bill, 2021 without a debate amid ruckus created by opposition members over their demands including on Pegasus row and farm laws.

Rajya Sabha proceedings were disrupted on Wednesday as Opposition parties kept up their protests over Pegasus snooping row, farm laws and price rise.

The farmer protests in and around Delhi is not an issue which only affects the economy of Punjab but is also a "national security" issue, said Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh as he appealed to "both sides" to resolve the issue.

As the ruling BJP confronts a massive protest by farmers who have threatened to block Delhi and sit in on the highway in their agitation against new farm bills, a "Khalistan and Maoist" link has been alleged by the party's social media chief.

The row over the contentious farm bills should be sorted through talks between the farmers and the Central and the state governments, the Punjab and Haryana High Court said today. The court said it was the "collective responsibility" of the two governments "to hold as extensive discussions as are possible and at the highest level of the respective ...

One of the eight Rajya Sabha members suspended over unprecedented chaos during a vote on two farm bills has launched a scathing attack on Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh, accusing him of trying to "appease Prime Minister Narendra Modi" by "red-carpeting" what he called anti-farmer legislation. In an open letter, CPI-M member KK Ragesh has a...

The Congress on Tuesday said it is unfortunate and regrettable that President Ram Nath Kovind was not according a hearing to opposition parties who have sought time from him to raise their concerns over the two contentious farm bills.

The passage of the farm bills in parliament has sparked a fresh row between West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

As Mamata Banerjee threatens to hit the streets in the showdown between the centre and the opposition over farm bills, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, in a sharp attack on the Chief Minister, accused her of "shedding crocodile tears" for farmers after depriving them of benefits from a central scheme during the coronavirus pandemic.

The opposition has boycotted parliament, walking out of the Lok Sabha hours after a similar move in the Rajya Sabha, in protest over the farm bills and till three key demands, as well as a "request" to revoke the suspension of eight members, are met. Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad made the declaration today in the Upper House amid high drama for ...

A hike in Minimum Support Price of key winter crops was announced by the government this evening amid the huge row by upset farmers, who have been worried that the new farm laws would affect the existing MSP system. The hike -- a month ahead of last year's schedule -- came after days of farmers' protests and assurances by the Prime Minister Narendr...

The resolution to suspend opposition MPs from the Rajya Sabha over protests over the farm bills was proof that the Narendra Modi government was trying to mute "democratic India", Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tweeted today shortly after eight opposition members were suspended from the Upper House.

The Narendra Modi government is "making farmers shed tears of blood", Congress MP Rahul Gandhi tweeted Sunday after two of three farm bills were passed by the Rajya Sabha amid unprecedented chaos and uproar

As uproar continues against the contentious farm sector bills in the Rajya Sabha and on the streets, Punjabi artistes are using the social media to amplify farmers' voice. While some have backed the farmers' demand that these be repealed, some have said that the central government first win their confidence and others have urged trust in the Prime ...