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CPI-M urges President to send back agriculture bills
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 22 (ANI): The CPI-M on Monday accused the BJP-led government of "bulldozing legislations through the parliament violating all parliamentary procedures" and said it should withdraw agriculture bills in the interest of farmers and people's entitlements to food security
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Congress spreading lies on bills concerning agriculture: Ravi Shankar Pras
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 21 (ANI): Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday accused the Congress of doublespeak and spreading lies on the agriculture bills and said the legislations were in the interest of farmers.
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Farmers in Kanpur welcome agriculture reform Bills, urge Centre to curtail
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 21 (ANI): While a row between the Centre and Opposition ensued over the agriculture sector reform Bills in the Upper House of the Parliament on Sunday, farmers in Kanpur welcomed the new legislation and urged the government to think more of their com
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Farm legislations will snatch livelihood of 62 crore farmers: Surjewala
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): Congress Spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala on Sunday said that the central government has passed legislation on agriculture to snatch away the livelihood of 62 crore farmers in the country.
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Govt introduces three labour code bills in Lok Sabha
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): The government on Saturday introduced three labour legislations - Code on Social Security, Industrial Relations Code and the Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions - in the Lok Sabha. The bills consolidate existing laws into codes.
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Farm legislations will undo sacrifices made by farmers to make India self-
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], September 18 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday slammed the farm legislations saying that the "anti-farmer" move will spoil the environment of Punjab and the legislations would undo the sacrifices made by Punjab and its farmers over 65 years to
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US legislation will end China's most-favoured nation trade status: Senator
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 18 (ANI/Sputnik): China will lose the most-favored-nation (MFN) status, which extends trade concessions for one nation to all countries, under legislation introduced by US Senator Tom Cotton on Thursday.
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SAD leaders will meet, decide next course of action: Sukhbir Badal
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): Hours after Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal resigned from Cabinet over "anti-farmer legislation, " Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal said on Thursday that the party will decide about its next course of action.
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Lok Sabha passes two bills related to agriculture marketing; SAD, Congress
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): Lok Sabha on Thursday passed two bills related to "reforms" in agriculture marketing after a debate with Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar stating that the legislations will "end licence raj" and farmers will be free to sell their agric
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Harsimrat Kaur Badal resigns from union cabinet over `anti-farmer legislat
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Thursday resigned from Union Cabinet in protest against "anti-farmer ordinances and legislation".
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Congress MP opposes bills related to agriculture marketing in LS, says no
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu on Thursday strongly attacked the government over two bills aimed at "agriculture marketing reforms", saying that it is seeking to take away the power of states and the legislations were not in the interest of farmers.
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Lok Sabha takes up two agriculture bills, Tomar says legislations will pro
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): Lok Sabha on Thursday took up for discussion two bills for reforms in agriculture marketing with Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar stating the legislations were in the interest of farmers and provide them the freedom to sell their produce. Read More
