New Farm Sector Bills

The new farm laws legislated by the central government will help bring down barriers between agricultural and associated sectors, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today, reiterating that his government was committed towards the welfare of farmers. When one sector grows, its effect is seen on several other sectors, PM Modi said while speaking at t...

Union Minister Raosaheb Danve on Saturday said Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, whose party is protesting against the new farm sector laws, was part of a committee which studied the draft legislations.

At least 28 passenger trains have been cancelled as famers in Punjab continued blocking train tracks as part of the -Rail Roko- protest against the three new controversial farm bills now extended till September 29. However, the Railways is yet to announce a revised schedule.

Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) today hit out at the Centre over the passage of farm sector and labour reform bills, accusing it of being a "government of capitalists".

Terming the three new bills related to agriculture as "anti-farmer", Aam Aadmi Party national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today demanded that the Centre withdraw them, saying his party will vote against the bills in Parliament.

Terming the three recently introduced agriculture sector-related bills as "anti-farmer", former Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot on Wednesday demanded that the central government carry out extensive consultations with political parties, farmers' organisations, traders and agriculture experts and consider amending them.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today said the enactment of farm sector bills now before Parliament would lead to "resentment and unrest" in the border state, which is already at the receiving end of Pakistan's concerted efforts to foment trouble.

The new farm laws legislated by the central government will help bring down barriers between agricultural and associated sectors, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today, reiterating that his government was committed towards the welfare of farmers. When one sector grows, its effect is seen on several other sectors, PM Modi said while speaking at t...

Union Minister Raosaheb Danve on Saturday said Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, whose party is protesting against the new farm sector laws, was part of a committee which studied the draft legislations.

At least 28 passenger trains have been cancelled as famers in Punjab continued blocking train tracks as part of the -Rail Roko- protest against the three new controversial farm bills now extended till September 29. However, the Railways is yet to announce a revised schedule.

Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) today hit out at the Centre over the passage of farm sector and labour reform bills, accusing it of being a "government of capitalists".

Terming the three new bills related to agriculture as "anti-farmer", Aam Aadmi Party national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today demanded that the Centre withdraw them, saying his party will vote against the bills in Parliament.

Terming the three recently introduced agriculture sector-related bills as "anti-farmer", former Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot on Wednesday demanded that the central government carry out extensive consultations with political parties, farmers' organisations, traders and agriculture experts and consider amending them.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today said the enactment of farm sector bills now before Parliament would lead to "resentment and unrest" in the border state, which is already at the receiving end of Pakistan's concerted efforts to foment trouble.