Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday said his government will take the BJP and its allies, including the Shiromani Akali Dal, to the court over the “unconstitutional, undemocratic and anti-farmer” laws of the Centre. The CM vowed to fight till his last breath to protect the interests of the state’s farmers, according to … Read more
Farmers in Punjab and Haryana are on the warpath against the Centre’s new laws on agriculture. One of the BJP’s oldest allies, the Shiromani Akali Dal, has withdrawn its representative from the Union council of ministers in protest, although she was quiet when the ordinances, which are being replaced with the new laws, were approved … Read more
New Delhi: The farm bills brought by the government undermine the food security system, the Congress claimed on Saturday and urged opposition parties to collectively oppose the bills so that they do not become law in their present form. Congress leader and former Union finance minister P Chidambaram said that the Congress’s 2019 poll manifesto … Read more
New Delhi: Key ally Shiromani Akali Dal’s decision to quit the Narendra Modi cabinet over the three Farm Bills in the Lok Sabha has led the government to reach out to various political parties to ensure smooth passage in the Rajya Sabha where these are slated to be taken up on Sunday. Government usually sends … Read more