President gives assent to farm Bills
Item
Title
President gives assent to farm Bills
Description
President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday gave assent to three contentious farm Bills that have triggered farmer protests, especially in Punjab and Haryana. According to a gazette notification, the President gave assent to three Bills: The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020, The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020, and The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020. The President’s assent to these Bills comes amid the Opposition criticising the manner in which they were passed in Parliament. Even NDA’s oldest ally Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has parted ways on the issue of these farm Bills as farmers in Punjab and Haryana intensify protest.
Publisher
The Hindu
Date
2020-09-28
Coverage
New Delhi