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The aspirants will not only help the issue of farm laws, forcing monologues should be ended,” Government achieve its adjournment of the Lok Sabha he said. recruitment targets, but also and raising the heat of discus- Lamenting that the pro- provide an opportunity to sion in the Upper House. testers were labeled as terror- working professionals to switch The Lok Sabha proceed- ists and Naxalites, Jha said set- from jobs in the private sector ings again remained paralysed ting up barricades and barbed to the public sector, academi- with the Opposition members wires at the borders looked as cians said on Thursday. &' continuing their protest against if the Government was treating “At a time when sustaining /( - three new farm laws. The the farmers as enemies. jobs in the private sector is House started amid the din Digvijaya Singh (Congress) becoming more challenging jobs are overworked and few vacancies in the state in with Opposition MPs on their lashed out at the BJP than ever, leaving employees underpaid. Most of the work- comparison to the enormous feet and carrying placards Government, saying right from with limited scope of growth, ing professionals dealing with number of qualified yet unem- against farm laws. demonetisation to the the government’s decision such issues are around the age ployed youths. As Union Transport Citizenship Amendment Act comes as an opportunity for of 40 years, and the govern- “Around 3 lakh to 4 lakh Minister Nitin Gadkari (CAA) and the management of those working professionals ment’s decision will now give candidates will appear for the answered questions on corona fight were blunders who want to leave their cor- them a chance to appear for the exams, and not even 10 per “Bharatmala Pariyojna” on that hit the people hard. He also porate jobs and join a govern- exams and make a career cent of them will get jobs roads and highways, the House was adjourned till 6 pm. The Treasury Benches, Government has increased alleged corruption in procuring ment job,” said Dr. VP Sharan, change,” he said. through JPSC,” said renowned Opposition parties shouted When it resumed proceedings, however, denied the charge MSP manifold in the last few ventilators and PPE kits. a city-based academician and As per the Cabinet deci- economist and former Vice slogans “India wants justice”, BJP MP Rajendra Agarwal was that the laws are anti-farmer years. Former Prime Minister former Vice Chancellor of sion, even a 40-year-old general Chancellor of Vinoba Bhave “we want justice” and “Modi- in the Chair who again and BJP member Jyotiraditya Resuming the discussion and JD(S) leader HD Deve Ranchi University. category candidate was eligible University, Dr. Ramesh Sharan. Government shame-shame”. appealed to the Opposition Scindia said the Congress in its on Thursday, the first speaker Gowda called farmers the back- The Cabinet on to give a shot at the civil ser- He, however, accepted that Gadkari continued to members to take their seats and election manifesto in 2019 had Manoj Jha (RJD) blamed the bone of the country and said Wednesday decided that gen- vices examinations in the relaxations provided by speak amid the din giving start a discussion but loud promised to bring these laws. Government of adopting an miscreants and anti-social ele- eral category aspirants, who Jharkhand. Usually, the cut-off the government will benefit the details of “Char Dham” road protests continued in the He also referred to a letter writ- aggressive posture while talk- ments were behind the events were either 35-year-old or age for appearing in JPSC candidates who have been project in Uttarakhand. House, derailing the proceed- ten by then Agriculture ing to the agitating farmers. He of Republic Day and all polit- younger on August 1, 2016 will exams is 35 years. preparing for civil services for The Speaker appealed to ings. The din continued and Minister Sharad Pawar in 2010 also said the 11 rounds held so ical parties have condemned be eligible to appear for the Chief Minister Hemant years, but could not crack the members to take their seats but the House was adjourned again to various Agriculture far were more of a monologue their actions and agree that upcoming seventh JPSC Soren has said on a number of exams. the Opposition remained defi- by the Chair till 7pm. Ministers in the States about by the Government. they need to be punished. But exams. Candidates belonging occasions that year 2021 will be The Jharkhand Cabinet on ant to his advice. After 15 In the Rajya Sabha, on the the advantages of such laws to Calling for the immediate the farmers’ issue should not be to the Scheduled Tribe or a year of recruitment in Wednesday also decided to minutes, the House was second day of discussion on give more freedom to the farm- repeal of the three laws, Jha said mixed with it, he said and Scheduled Caste communities Jharkhand. Soon after coming give additional relaxations to adjourned till 5 pm. motion of thanks to the ers by involving the private sec- the Government had lost added that the issue should be will get additional relaxations to power, he said that his gov- ST/SC candidates appearing When the House resumed President’s address, several tor and increasing their patience to listen and bear dealt with amicably. on the age cut off as per the ernment will prioritise filling for the JPSC exams by doing BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi was Opposition members observed income. criticism. Instead, any con- Sanjay Singh (AAP) rules. up the vacant positions across away with the clause that the in the chair. Amid slogan- a minute’s silence in memory of Participating in the dis- trary view was painted as anti- charged the BJP with engi- Sharan said that the Covid- the state and provide employ- cut off marks for ST/SC can- shouting, Union Law Minister death of more than 150 farm- cussion, Petroleum Minister national, he said. neering the incidents at the Red 19 pandemic wreaked havoc on ment to the youth. didates cannot be less than 8 Ravi Shankar Prasad intro- ers. They reportedly died in the Dharmendra Pradhan held the Stressing the point that Fort on January 26. Claiming people working in the private However, some academi- per cent from the cut off for duced Rehabilitation and ongoing agitation for the last previous UPA regime respon- protests and agitations are the that seven other routes on sector with layoffs and salary cians are of the opinion that the general candidates. The deci- Reconciliation (amendment) more than two months at the sible for not paying an adequate lifeblood of democracy, he which the tractor rally was cuts announced in almost all relaxations in the age cut-off sion is aimed at filling up the Bill, 2021. borders of the national Minimum Support Price contested the Government brought out no incidents were corporate houses. “Even the may not benefit job-seekers to 15 per cent quota for reserved Bedlam continued and the Capital. (MSP) and claimed the NDA statement of 11 rounds of dia- reported. ones who have retained their a large extent as there were very category candidates. ! Q R " # R /0$&01'2 istrative control of the day after Swedish teen cli- Department of Industries Amate change activist Greta /0$&01'2 DG ICMR. chaired by the Chief Minister Thunberg tweeted about Urban slums (31.7 per of Jharkhand. This authority toolkit, while supporting the he Government on cent) and urban non-slums !" will work towards increasing farmers’ protest, the Delhi TThursday cautioned the (26.2 per cent) had a higher CSR investments in Jharkhand. Police has lodged a First people against letting their SARS-CoV-2 prevalence than After the establishment of the Information Report (FIR) in guard down noting that a large that in rural areas (19.1 per Jharkhand CSR Authority, the connection with the matter /0$&01'2 people on how to support the proportion of population is cent), Bhargava said, adding +/'2 cation of efforts arising out of Jharkhand CSR Council will be which contained information farmers’ protests. The Delhi still vulnerable to the Covid-19 that 23.4 per cent of individu- similar central and state-spon- disbanded. on how to back the farmers’ nfazed by a Delhi Police Police said “some elements” infection as it cited the latest als above 60 years of age had he State Government has sored schemes and thereby To bring in transparency protests. The toolkit has been UFIR in an alleged overseas were trying to take advantage national sero-survey conduct- suffered from Covid-19. Tapproved its first-ever CSR rationalizing the utilization of and ensure efficient and seam- doing the rounds on social “conspiracy” and an attempt to of the farmer protests and “one ed by the Indian Council of Blood samples of 7,171 policy with a view to realise the resources for positive impact.