Govt lists short duration discussion on farmers’ issues in Rajya Sabha for Tuesday
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Govt lists short duration discussion on farmers’ issues in Rajya Sabha for Tuesday
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NEW DELHI: The government has listed a short duration discussion on farmers’ issues in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, which is seen as a move by the treasury benches to test the opposition which has been protesting against several issues, including Pegasus spyware and farm laws, to stall Parliament. The list of business for Tuesday mentions a proposed discussion on “agricultural problems and solutions”. The notices for this were submitted by nine MPs including three Congress lawmakers, Jairam Ramesh, Anand Sharma and Pratap Singh Bajwa. Soon after the discussion was listed in the revised list of business, Ramesh tweeted, “Tomorrow, in a too clever-by-half move, the Modi Govt has scheduled a discussion on 'The agricultural problems and solutions’ and added my name to it. The discussion has NOTHING to do with my notice given on July 23 on the ongoing farmers’ agitation.” On Monday, Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu had said he had received seven notices for discussing Pegasus, farmers’ issue and floods across states by suspending other business. Soon after he said that he approved the notice for a discussion on farmers issues, MPs from opposition parties, led by Trinamool Congress lawmakers, started making demands for discussion on Pegasus. They said the government must have a discussion of the snooping issue.
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The Times of India
Date
2021-08-10
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India