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Topic: farm bill 2020

Rajasthan assembly passes 3 bills to counter Centre’s farm laws

During the debate on the bills, Rajasthan Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shanti Dhariwal said that the entire country is against the farm laws enacted by the Modi govt.

Rajasthan government introduces three bills to negate impact of Centre’s farm laws

The three bills for the farmers was introduced in the Rajasthan Assembly session Saturday by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shanti Dhariwal.

Rahul Gandhi leads Congress rally against farm laws in Punjab, questions ‘hurry’ to pass them

Addressing a public meeting in Punjab's Moga district, Rahul Gandhi said the Acts will be revoked if the Congress is voted to power.

Delhi BJP launches campaign to dispel misconceptions over farm bills

Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta said opposition parties were 'misguiding' farmers to serve their vested interests.

BJP in a spot as Punjab unit leaders want party leadership to address farmers’ concerns

Many Punjab BJP leaders are not convinced with the party high command’s unilateral move to pass the bills without consulting the state unit.

President Ram Nath Kovind gives assent to three farm bills passed by Parliament

The President's assent to farm bills comes amid protests by farmers in Punjab and Haryana. Opposition parties also criticised the bills and the manner in which they were passed in Parliament.

BJP ally Shiromani Akali Dal quits NDA over farm bills

The decision, announced by Sukhbir Badal, was taken at Akali Dal core committee meeting. Badal said govt didn't listen to the Akalis in honouring sentiments of farmers.

Farmers’ Bharat Bandh vs govt lockdown, & Rahul Gandhi only ‘speaks’ on Twitter

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Is Bollywood victim of witch hunt — Mirror Now, what’s the point of farmer protest — Zee News

A quick take on what prime time TV news talked about.

Why ‘friendly’ ties between BJP and KCR’s Telangana Rashtra Samiti are coming undone now

KCR’s Telangana Rashtra Samithi joined opposition ranks to boycott the just-concluded Parliament session in protest against the passage of the “anti-farmer” agriculture reform bills

On Camera

How Saba Azad became the accidental voice of Bengal’s language protests

Bengalis are hurt over a statement by the Delhi police calling Bangla a ‘Bangladeshi language’ and the lines Azad sang have unwittingly become protest music in Kolkata now.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.