Protests in Punjab against agri ordinance

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Protests in Punjab against agri ordinance

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Farmers under the banner of Kisan Mazdoor Sangarsh Smiti on Monday held protests in several districts of Punjab against the Centre’s recent ordinance on agriculture sector. Farmers staged sit-in protests in Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Ferozpur, Moga, Jalandhar, Hosiarpur and Fazilka districts and submitted memoranda to local authorities addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding revocation of Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Ordinance, 2020. Sarvan Singh Pandher, general secretary of the Punjab unit of KMSS, told The Hindu that the implementation of the ordinance will lead to exploitation at the hands of big corporate houses.

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The Hindu

Date

2020-06-09

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CHANDIGARH