New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): Rajya Sabha on Sunday passed the Farmers' and Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020, amid protests by Opposition MPs.
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MP Naresh Gujral on Sunday said that the agriculture sector reform Bills should be sent to a select committee of Rajya Sabha so that all stakeholders can be heard.
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP TKS Elangovan on Sunday said that the Bills on agriculture sector reform will turn farmers into slaves.
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): Rajya Sabha was adjourned for a brief time after a ruckus created by Opposition MPs opposing agriculture reform Bills on Sunday.
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday said in Rajya Sabha that a special session of Parliament should be called to discuss agriculture sector reform Bills.
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Ram Gopal Yadav on Sunday said that the Central government is rushing with the agricultural Bills and alleged that it did not even consult any farmers association on the issue.
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Vivek Thakur has given a zero hour notice in Rajya Sabha over the need for clarity on the uniform implementation of the proposed COVID-19 vaccine in all states.
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): Asserting that farmers have been waiting for justice for the last 70 years, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Bhupender Yadav on Sunday attacked the Congress party for opposing the agriculture Bills in Rajya Sabha and asked the party why the income of
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): Biju Janta Dal (BJD) has issued a three-line whip, asking its Rajya Sabha MPs to be present in the House on Sunday (September 20).
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): Congress MP Partap Singh Bajwa on Sunday termed agricultural Bills as "ill-conceived" and "ill-timed", and said that his party will not sign on "death warrant" of farmers.
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): Three Opposition leaders--CPI(M)'s KK Ragesh, TMC's Derek O'Brien and DMK's T Siva-- moved an amendment to send the two agricultural Bills to the Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha on Sunday.
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar moved two two agriculture Bills in the Rajya Sabha on Sunday.