Controversial Agriculture Bills

The NCP on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should clarify on the claims of some Union ministers that the ongoing farmers'' protest against the new agri laws has the backing of Pakistan, China and Maoists.

Numbers swelling at Delhi's borders amid huge protests against the controversial farm laws, security forces have been told by the government to show restraint, officials have told NDTV.

MLAs of the opposition Aam Aadmi Party spent the night in the state legislative assembly building in protest against the Captain Amarinder Singh government not sharing the draft of a new law on agriculture.

A tractor was set on fire near India Gate in the heart of Delhi this morning during protests against the controversial farm laws, which have triggered widespread protests. The police have removed the tractor and the fire has been put out by the fire department.

Punjab will see whether it can amend state laws to protect farmers from any fallout of the centre's move to pass three controversial agriculture bills, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh said today.

On Sunday, amid scenes of chaos and uproar, the Rajya Sabha passed two of a set of three controversial bills related to India's agriculture sector. The bills, which replace ordinances issued in June, were passed amid fierce protests by farmers' groups - particularly in the grain bowl states of Haryana and Punjab. The Narendra Modi government has sa...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the proposed farming laws at the centre of a massive controversy are "historic and necessary" for the country to move forward. In an attack on the opposition, he also indicated that they are the architects of the controversy, instigating farmers with lies as they "feel control slipping away".

Two controversial, big-ticket farm bills were passed this afternoon in the Rajya Sabha amid unprecedented uproar by the opposition, which accused the government of "cheating" to push through the bills. Opposition members were seen rushing to the Well of the House, attempting to tear up the rule book and the microphone of the Deputy Chairman, agains...

A ministerial panel chaired by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar is expected to finalise the controversial land acquisition bill in its third meeting today.

The second meeting of the Group of Ministers (GoM) on the controversial land acquisition bill will be held today. The 14-member GoM, headed by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, was formed last month after some ministers had voiced reservations against certain provisions of the Bill.

The NCP on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should clarify on the claims of some Union ministers that the ongoing farmers'' protest against the new agri laws has the backing of Pakistan, China and Maoists.

Numbers swelling at Delhi's borders amid huge protests against the controversial farm laws, security forces have been told by the government to show restraint, officials have told NDTV.

MLAs of the opposition Aam Aadmi Party spent the night in the state legislative assembly building in protest against the Captain Amarinder Singh government not sharing the draft of a new law on agriculture.

A tractor was set on fire near India Gate in the heart of Delhi this morning during protests against the controversial farm laws, which have triggered widespread protests. The police have removed the tractor and the fire has been put out by the fire department.

Punjab will see whether it can amend state laws to protect farmers from any fallout of the centre's move to pass three controversial agriculture bills, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh said today.

On Sunday, amid scenes of chaos and uproar, the Rajya Sabha passed two of a set of three controversial bills related to India's agriculture sector. The bills, which replace ordinances issued in June, were passed amid fierce protests by farmers' groups - particularly in the grain bowl states of Haryana and Punjab. The Narendra Modi government has sa...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the proposed farming laws at the centre of a massive controversy are "historic and necessary" for the country to move forward. In an attack on the opposition, he also indicated that they are the architects of the controversy, instigating farmers with lies as they "feel control slipping away".

Two controversial, big-ticket farm bills were passed this afternoon in the Rajya Sabha amid unprecedented uproar by the opposition, which accused the government of "cheating" to push through the bills. Opposition members were seen rushing to the Well of the House, attempting to tear up the rule book and the microphone of the Deputy Chairman, agains...

A ministerial panel chaired by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar is expected to finalise the controversial land acquisition bill in its third meeting today.

The second meeting of the Group of Ministers (GoM) on the controversial land acquisition bill will be held today. The 14-member GoM, headed by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, was formed last month after some ministers had voiced reservations against certain provisions of the Bill.