Agriculture bills | Business Upturn

Farmers block Ambala-Hisar Highway as part of their protest

Divyaleen Manchanda — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 07:27:50 +0000

Farmers have blocked Ambala-Hisar Highway near the new Anaj Mandi in Ambala. Prior to this, they had blocked the NH 344 also known as the Ambala-Roorkee national highway near Milk Majra village of Yamunanagar district to oppose the new agricultural bills.

Farmer leaders have got huge support from farmers, commission agents, and the protests had spread leading to the blocking of highways in opposition to the farmer bills.

The Farmer’s Produce Trade and Commerce Bill, 2020 and The Farmer’s Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill,2020 had a clear motive of creating employment which would in turn help in the progression of the economy but the farmers clearly don’t agree to this which is causing these protests in Punjab and Haryana.

Like the BJP ally claimed that these bills are an “anti-farmer” move, the farmers have the exact same opinion. Not only the farmers are against the bills, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, the Minister of Food Processing Industries, had also resigned from the Union Cabinet as a protest against the bills.

The Indian economy gets its major contribution from the agricultural sector and a step like this has infuriated the farmers who run the agriculture sector. The bills which were introduced to cause growth in the economy are not being accepted with ease. Even though this bill has lead to thunder in the sector but the actual impacts will be seen in the long run.

All India Kisan Sangrash Coordination Committee calls for Punjab bandh on September 25 against Agriculture Bills

Anjana Krishna — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 11:49:03 +0000

The Punjab unit of the All India Kisan Sangrash Coordination Committee (AIKSCC) has called for a state-wide bandh in Punjab on September 25 against the Agriculture Bills. 31 farmers associations have extended their solidarity for the bandh.

The farmer unions have appealed to people of Punjab to shut their shops,factories, rail, road transport or any type of services on September 25. Only essential services to remain operational on that day. Kisan Mazdoor Sangrash Committee has also announced a ‘rail roko’ protest from September 24 to 26.

“We support rail roko and pakka morchas. Now all unions are on a common platform. We need to stay united in this hour,”Jagmohan Singh Patiala, general secretary, Bhartiya Kisan Union-Ekta said. The unions are seeking to intensify their protests in the coming days so that their demands are met promptly by the Central government.

Opposition meets at the chambers of Leader Ghulam Nabi Azad to discuss further strategy on Agriculture Bills

Anjana Krishna — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 07:10:13 +0000

MPs of the opposition parties who boycotted the ongoing Rajya Sabha session meet at the chambers of the Leader of Opposition in the House, Ghulam Nabi Azad. In order to discuss further strategy on the Agriculture Bills passed in the Parliament on Wednesday.

Yesterday all the 8 MPs who were suspended for ‘unruly behaviour’ in Rajya Sabha were observing a sit-in protest in the Parliament premises and the opposition parties including Congress, AAP, TMC, CPI(M), NCP, SP, Shiv Sena and RJD walked out of the Parliament demanding their reinstatement. “All the opposition parties have boycotted the rest of the session, nobody is attending the session. They appealed to us to withdraw the dharma and since nobody is attending the session till the suspension is revoked, there is no point in continuing with the dharna,” suspended Congress MP Nasir Hussain said.

Opposition now plans to come out on the streets along with the farmers to protest if their demands are not met by the Rajya Sabha Ruling Committee and Chairman.