Taking a jibe at the advertisement released by the Centre defending the Farm Bills, former Finance Minister P.Chidambaram on Tuesday said that the farmers need many thousand markets all over the country and not just one.
Monday announced a massive people's movement which would include protest marches, agitations and collecting two crore farmers' signatures for a memorandum against the legislations to be submitted to President Ram Nath Kovind.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that some people are fearing losing control in the agriculture sector after three key farm bills were passed in the Parliament for the betterment of country's farmers.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday stated that the farm sector reform bills passed by Parliament were the need of 21 century India and again reassured farmers that the government purchase of their produce coupled with the minimum support price (MSP) mechanism will continue.
Country witnessed several protests on September 21 against the farm bills. Communist Party of India (Marxist) blocked roads in Chennai and demanded the Chief Minister to not implement the bill in the state.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday launched a blistering attack at the Opposition for creating ruckus in the Rajya Sabha and said attempts are being made to mislead farmers on the basis of rumours.
As many as 12 Opposition parties on Sunday gave a notice for a no-confidence motion against Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh over the manner in which two farm Bills were passed in the Upper House after he overruled their pleas for an adjournment of the proceedings.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday hailed the passage of two big-ticket farm bills by Rajya Sabha, calling it a "landmark day" for India's agriculture sector and farmers.
Vice President and Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu is likely to take action against those Members of Parliament who created ruckus in the Upper House over Farm bills. Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien, Congress MP Ripun Bora, AAP MP Sanjay Singh and DMK MP Tiruchi Siva were seen making attempts to snatch the podium mike of Deputy Chairman Harivansh, raised slogans against the chair, and tore papers.
PM Modi congratulated all the farmers on the passage of farm bills in the Parliament today. He called it a "watershed moment in the history of Indian agriculture" and assured protesting farmers that the Minimum Support Price (MSP) system won’t be touched and government purchase of their produce would continue.
Rajya Sabha today passed two contentious farm bills, which have triggered protests by farmers at several places, amid uproar by opposition members. Various farmers' organisations staged protests against the bills over fear that they will no longer get paid at the Minimum Support Price (MSP).
The Congress and other opposition party member sat in protest inside Rajya Sabha even after the House was adjourned for the day after the passage of two farm bills.
Farmers in Haryana are protesting against the new farm laws that were passed in Rajya Sabha on Sunday amid massive uproar in the house. The protesting farmers have blocked a major road in Sirsa.
The Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 passed by Rajya Sabha amid ruckus in Parliament as the Congress-led Opposition rushed to Well of House.
Amid the massive uproar in parliament, the Rajya Sabha on Sunday passed the contentious Farmers’ and Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 and Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 by voice vote.
The Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 passed by Rajya Sabha amid ruckus in Parliament as the Congress-led Opposition rushed to Well of House
Farmers in Haryana began their protest against the agriculture-related farm bills on Sunday amid elaborate security arrangements which have been made to ensure that the event passes off smoothly.
Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar in Rajya Sabha said procurement of crops will continune at MSP and there should be no dobut about it.
National convener of AAP and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday appealed to all non-BJP parties to vote against three agriculture-related bills in the Rajya Sabha, saying farmers in the country wished so.
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