Harsimrat Badal resigned from Cabinet to protest against the passage of three 'anti-farmer' bills. Of the three bills, one was passed Tuesday, while the others were passed Thursday.
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Rajya Sabha MP Naresh Gujral of SAD writes to Delhi's police commissioner, L-G and Home Minister Amit Shah, detailing how his complaint on riots wasn’t acted upon.
Akali Dal leader Majithia alleged that DGP Gupta said Kartarpur corridor 'offers a potential' of people leaving as 'ordinary chaps' and coming back as 'trained terrorists'.
With the ongoing conflict at the Red Sea, India needs to take a long-term view of the PLI scheme and its ambition to emerge as a hub of shipping containers.
Data shows large public sector banks received highest number of complaints in absolute terms, but fared better than several private banks when looked at on complaints-per-branch basis.
For BJP, CAA was strategic move that did not quite work out because those it would benefit could’ve been accommodated under existing laws, and new entrants would remain excluded.
it is one of the best bills till now for Formers, states are opposing it because they will lose their revenues and commissions from Mandis which are controlled by state leaders.
The SAD is batting on behalf of the APMCs. The only ones who profit off the existing system of agricultural commerce are the APMC traders. They enjoy a monopoly in their area/unit and rake in millions. As Mr. Shekhar Gupta had very correctly pointed out in a CTC, across the nation, almost all APMC chairmen belong to one or the other political party. Politicians kick off their political career from the APMC.
The proposed ordinances/laws will empower the farmer to sell his/her produce to whomever he/she deems fit. Naturally, the APMC lobby is up in arms against the govt.
This article is factually incorrect. SAD is still part of the NDA though their representative has resigned from the Cabinet on a specific issue.
Get it correctly. Akali has not quit NDA. She has just resigned as Minister.
it is one of the best bills till now for Formers, states are opposing it because they will lose their revenues and commissions from Mandis which are controlled by state leaders.
exactly
Its a shame that these parties don’t want freedom for farmers, seems similar to Bombay license raj. We are with BJP
The SAD is batting on behalf of the APMCs. The only ones who profit off the existing system of agricultural commerce are the APMC traders. They enjoy a monopoly in their area/unit and rake in millions. As Mr. Shekhar Gupta had very correctly pointed out in a CTC, across the nation, almost all APMC chairmen belong to one or the other political party. Politicians kick off their political career from the APMC.
The proposed ordinances/laws will empower the farmer to sell his/her produce to whomever he/she deems fit. Naturally, the APMC lobby is up in arms against the govt.