9.30 am: Nationalist Congress Party leader Praful Patel says the government needs to think why the farmers are feeling insecure and prote...
9.30 am: Nationalist Congress Party leader Praful Patel says the government needs to think why the farmers are feeling insecure and protesting the farm laws, reports The Hindu. “We welcome the fact that you are thinking about the progress of farmers,” he says. “The entire Opposition had urged the government to send the laws to a Select Committee. What was the hurry? If widespread consultations were held, we would not be seeing the spectacle that we are witnessing right now.”
9.15 am: Bharatiya Janata Party MP Mahesh Poddar gives a short duration discussion notice in Rajya Sabha over “efficient handling of Covid-19 situation in the country”, reports News18.
9.12 am: The Opposition is expected to continue its tirade of criticism of the government over the new agriculture laws in both Houses of Parliament for the fourth consecutive day. Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned four times yesterday amid uproar by opposition leaders over the legislations.
9.10 am: Day’s proceedings begin in Rajya Sabha.
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9.02 am: In their letter to the Lok Sabha Speaker, Opposition MPs wrote, “The impression we got at the Delhi-Ghazipur border is like the border between India and Pakistan. The condition of farmers resembles that of prisoners in jail.”
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