Ahead of an expected stormy winter session of Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for sober debates on important issues in the House and suggested that a day or two be set aside in every session for discussions that are devoid of day-to-day partisan politics. He also batted for “one nation-one legislative platform”, where … Read more
Farmers agitating at three Delhi border points raised black flags, shouted anti-government slogans, burnt effigies and took out protest marches as they observed ‘black day‘ on Wednesday to mark the completion of six months of their stir against the three Central agri laws. A brief ruckus was also reported from the Ghazipur protest site where … Read more
India has performed admirably in increasing its global ranking in ease of doing business. But a lot of the gains from this may be neutralised by two disturbing phenomena: the ease of obstructing business, and the weakening consensus on market-friendly economic reforms.The impunity with which protests can block movement of transport in India is shocking, … Read more
New Delhi: BJP president J P Nadda on Wednesday slammed Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh for the continued suspension of good trains to the state, saying that he and his party are responsible for this situation as they openly encouraged agitations against the farms laws. Punjab Chief Minister Singh had on Sunday written an open … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Congress-ruled Chhattisgarh government is set to challenge the Centre’s recently notified agriculture legislations in the Supreme Court on the grounds that they infringe on a state subject. Speaking to ET, Chhattisgarh agriculture minister Ravindra Choubey said, “The Chhattisgarh government will challenge the agriculture legislation in the Supreme Court. This would be done … Read more
NEW DELHI: Farmers’ protests against the agriculture legislations are set to intensify over the next week with the Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal determined to scale up this controversy. Though the Opposition parties have opposed the new Bills, the protests have largely been centred around Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh. Uncertainty over the minimum … Read more
JAIPUR : Union Minister of Commerce and Industries Piyush Goyal on Thursday said directionless and issueless opposition is trying to mislead farmers of the country over the farm laws. “The Opposition is directionless and is not left with any issue so they are trying to mislead farmers. However, they cannot mislead farmers beyond a limited … Read more
New Delhi: Seeking to allay concerns of farmers over a new set of laws amid continuing protests by some parties, senior union minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday assured the farm community that the MSP (minimum support price) will not only stay, it will be continuously increased too in coming years. He also hit out at … Read more
New Delhi: Hardening stand against the contentious farm Acts, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has urged party-run state governments to explore the possibility of passing laws under Article 254(2) of the Constitution, which allowed states to override certain central laws. Gandhi’s advice to Congress CMs came on Monday, when the main opposition party held a nation-wide … Read more
Mumbai: With the Shiromani Akali Dal walking out of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) over farm bills, the Shiv Sena on Monday wondered if the BJP-led alliance really exists and asked who are in the coalition now. An editorial in Sena mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ said it was surprising that NDA’s “last pillar” Shiromani Akali Dal was … Read more