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In a historic move, the Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday unanimously passed three Bills to counter the contentious farm laws enacted by the Union Government last month. Among other things, the Bills make buying wheat and paddy below minimum support price (MSP) a punishable offence. There is also a provision to levy fee on corporate houses making purchases outside mandis. The … [Read more...] about Punjab passes Bills to bypass Central farm laws

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As part of the Centre’s initiative to convince the farming community on the new farm laws in 16 districts of Punjab through video-conferences, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri kicked off a virtual talk with farmers at the BJP office in Amritsar today. However, the interaction failed to yield the desired result as majority of farmers expressed dissatisfaction with the Acts. … [Read more...] about At virtual meet, farmers reject Puri’s assurance on farm laws

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A total 23.38 lakh tonnes of paddy has arrived so far in mandis in Punjab in the ongoing procurement season, the state’s Food and Civil Supplies Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu said on Sunday. Out of this, 22.62 lakh tonnes paddy has been procured by government agencies, the minister was quoted as saying in a statement here. With 27.36 lakh hectares of area under paddy … [Read more...] about Over 23 lakh tonnes paddy arrives in Punjab mandis, 22.6 lakh tonnes procured

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Members of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangarsh Committee (KSMC) blocked Amritsar-Delhi railway track at Devidas Pura village for the 13th day on Tuesday. Protesters burnt effigies of politicians for trying to weaken their agitation. The agitators have been protesting against three farm laws, which were hurriedly passed by the Centre. Sarwan Singh Pandher, general secretary of … [Read more...] about Political parties trying to hijack farmers’ protest: Kisan union

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Union Food Processing Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal today resigned from the Union Cabinet in protest against the farm-related Bills. She walked out of the Lok Sabha when the House was taking up a discussion on the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price … [Read more...] about Harsimrat quits over farm Bills

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Terming the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, which was passed in the Lok Sabha today, a direct and deliberate assault by the Centre on the interests of farmers, Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh has said the state Congress will challenge it in the court of law. Asserting he will not allow the interests of the farmers to be compromised, the CM said the enactment of … [Read more...] about Capt: Conspiracy to destroy farmers

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Ten farm organisations of Punjab organised a ‘Lalkar Rally’ at the Barnala grain market against the farm ordinances and the proposed Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2020. The protest was held under the aegis of the All-India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee. The organisations included the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU)-Ekta (Dakaunda), Punjab Kisan Union, Kirti Kisan Union, … [Read more...] about Punjab farmers unite to oppose ordinances

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Recently, the Department of Social Security issued 7,000 notices to “fake” pensioners to recover money from them in the district. In total, 70,137 fake pensioners had been identified by the department who had withdrawn Rs 162.35 crore in old-aged pension in the state. In Bathinda, 8,762 fake beneficiaries were detected, who had withdrawn Rs 17 crore. Of them, 7,000 have been … [Read more...] about 7,000 ‘fake’ pensioners get notices in Bathinda

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