** ! "1 @4 / A A A VRGR $"#(!#1')VCEBRS WWT!Pa!RT%&!$"#1$# 03;906 ',& 2 3 4 / & /%51=1 87/97/:&3;=3/:$:'73 =/3=6:% 4:;9;3'2175 697/%;6936%1:=5% 9=8%$: 6%;:5;;9:;/=9&:;:'71 =%1=+- %1'9%/3 '9%148%9 4:9%431 9C4:%6%4DE%C5%4% ;' /9< !+. 0056 -+. B% = : % . E# ! C %! (# (*(*F % & - %. .! " 6 /6463 0 9?69 3/ 3/526 36 8/54# 3503 36 596 ;//? 1:54:;9 36 3 14 99 36 886 "/506 3/ 36 126 /1 36 6853 4 /1 %9463 / !/ 6 /36 8360 33 2969 he Rajya Sabha on Sunday 606 990 99 / ;6 063 3/ 686006 36 830 0326 03 % 1:54:9 Tpassed two key farm Bills %6063 4 3 ./ 1/ 0 36 990 2956 36 /600 2 20 with Members like 109 members. amid an unprecedented ruckus 0063 0 &* A!%0B# % A' !%0B# 4//9 Manmohan Singh, P On the numbers with both as Opposition members rushed /600 A- !%0B# !. A+ !%0B# he total strength of the Chidambaram, Sukhendu the Treasury, the Opposition in the Well against the Covid- $/5 88/03/08/0/6 4/3/0 3/ TRajya Sabha is 243 at pre- Shekhar Roy not coming. had an edge on the day for the 19 protocol, tore off docu- 06 36 3/ 990 3/ "/506 869 % A- !%0B# % A& !%0B# A) sent. The half way mark if all With this status of the particular farm Bills. ments, yanked mikes fixed to 1/ 636 0253 66 636 ; !%0B 36 % % A!B 2 are present and voting is 122. floor remained at 210 and the Regional parties like the the Chairman's desk and threw /26 /36# ;53 36 /600# !# 3/636 06 , !%0 3/ 36 "/506 But what worried the half way mark standing at 106. BJD, the AGP, the TRS, which Parliament rule book at the pre- % A!B !. 464;60 0/53 %360 33 2969 0588/36 36 99 Government side on Sunday The BJP has 86 members rescued the Government in the siding officer, Deputy Chairman 0/ /1 /36 / 36 0056 2956 % A',B# C /600 A,B# was according to Rajya Sabha and with five members of JDU past in similar situation, spoke Harivansh Narain Singh. 0 "0 /6596 364 0 !. AB %$ AB< 660 /1 Secretariat records, nearly 13 MPs, along with nominated against the Bill. The ruling party managed 0/ /1 /360 2 3?6 8926 /9 6 36 % 06 0/46 members on the Government and Independent members, The AIADMK and the BJD to push through both the con- 6 464;60 6 / 36 063# ! /;D623/0 ;53 90/ 1/5 463 side are either Covid-hit or the BJP calculated support of have nine members each and troversial farm Bills — Farmer's 966 66? 6 26 3/0 36 990 have not been attending the 105 MPs. the YSRCP which supported Produce Trade and Commerce House. Those against the Bill were the Bill has six members. (Promotion and Facilitation) Similarly on the the Congress, the NCP, the The Shiv Sena which has Bill, 2020, and the Farmers rushed into the Well, shouting in the Upper House of bers are on their seat, TMC the Congress and KK Ragesh of Opposition side, the number of AAP, the TMC, the BSP, the SP, three MPs in the Upper House (Empowerment and slogans against the Parliament on Monday. These leader Derek O'Brien charged CPI(M), had moved resolu- Covid positive and absent due the Left, the DMK, the RJD, the decided not to support the Protection) Agreement of Price Government and terming the Bills will now be sent to towards the podium, thrusting tions for sending the Bills to the to age factor number is close to SAD, the TRS and others with Bill in present format. Assurance and Farm Services Bill as death warrants for farm- President Ram Nath Kovind for the rule book into the face of Select Committee, tore papers Bill, 2020 — of the three it had ers. While Opposition has now his assent. Four Opposition- the Deputy Chairman. and flung them into the air. proposed and got passed in the moved a no confidence against sponsored motions to send House marshals thwarted Harivansh, who asked ❝ ❝ 4 # Lok Sabha amid uproar from Deputy Chairman Harivansh, the two Bills to a House panel the move and blocked a book members to go back to their ?=$=/ " " Opposition MPs. the Government and for greater scrutiny were negat- that was flung towards places and not come into the 8 D% ❝ 1 The trouble started when Chairman Rajya Sabha M ed by voice vote, but the Harivansh. An attempt was Well due to the Covid-19 pro- 6 sitting of the Rajya Sabha was Venkaiah Naidu are mulling Congress, TMC, CPI(M) and also made to pull microphones tocol requiring physical separa- D5 $=/D extended beyond the scheduled what action to be taken against DMK members sought a divi- away from the chair but the tion, first muted the audio of the 5 ." " time to allow passage of the the Members who created a sion of vote on the issue. marshals physically stopped live proceedings but with the ❝ $=/ Bills. Opposition members, pandemonium in the House. As Harivansh over-ruled that from happening. DMK ruckus continuing, he adjourned $ > who felt such a move should be The Government is likely them saying division of votes leader Tiruchi Siva, who along the proceedings for 15 minutes. 8 "C " resorted to only by consensus, to introduce the third farm Bill can take place only when mem- with O'Brien, KC Venugopal of Continued on Page 4 ! ! "$! (&*! $ .$ **!) &'&"! &$&"!() *, ! & $ ,&"""! ! .&$ $! .$ " $"' &$&"& !P # &!!$ ! ) % '9%148%9 % ;3'2175 0"' ,"" &** ' ! $ +, armers in Haryana on hief Minister Yogi FSunday protested against CAdityanath has welcomed % 1:54:;9 Bills in the Lok Sabha is an % 1:54:;9 Chairman Harivansh and the agriculture-related farm the two farmers-friendly bills important moment for the Parliamentary Affairs Minister Bills, blocking most of the — the Farmers’ Produce Trade rime Minister Narendra country`s farmers and the agri- he Opposition have moved Prahlad Joshi and discussed the national and State highways and Commerce (Promotion PModi on Sunday hailed the cultural sector. These Bills will Ta no-confidence motion issue along with Union Minister across the State. The Bharatiya and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 and passing of two farm reform truly free the farmers from against Rajya Sabha Deputy Piyush Goyal and Tomar. Kisan Union's Haryana unit, the Farmers (Empowerment Bills by Parliament as "historic" middlemen and all obstacles," Chairman Harivansh Narayan Sources said Naidu is likely to supported by other farmer out- and Protection) Agreement of even as his top Ministers Modi tweeted. Singh for allegedly violating make a statement on the issue on fits, held the Statewide protest Price Assurance and Farm decried the behaviour of the Modi said it would Parliamentary rules to help Monday when the House against the Centre's farm Bills Services Bill, 2020 — passed by Opposition party MPs in the empower farmers."This agrar- the Government pass the two resumes and may announce during which protesters had Parliament,saying that they Rajya Sabha. Chairman of the ian reform will provide new farm sector Bills in the RS on action, if any, after the blocked the roads for three would bring about wide-rang- Upper House Venkaih Naidu opportunities for farmers to sell Sunday. The motion, signed by Government moves a resolution hours from 12 pm to 3 pm. ing changes in the agriculture discussed with the Government their produce, which will around 100 members, has been on the rules as provided. BKU state president sector. Yogi said these bills what action it proposed to increase their profits. With submitted in the notice office As per the rules of the Gurnam Singh Charuni led reflected Prime Minister take against the MPs who this, our agriculture sector will of Parliament as the Secretary- House, the decision to ask an MP the protest in Yamunanagar Narendra Modi’s resolve to tossed Parliament's rule back at get the benefit of modern tech- General was not present. to leave is taken by the and lashed out at the Central ensure welfare of the farmers . the Deputy Chairman and nology, whereas the farmers On the other hand, Rajya Chairman. Rule 256 provides for Government for allegedly “I thank the prime minis- yanked out his microphone. will be empowered," he said. Sabha chairperson M Venkaiah suspension of member. It says, "If betraying the farming com- ter for this public welfare Soon after the RS passed Meanwhile, strongly con- Naidu will take a call on the the Chairman may, if he deems munity. A large number of endeavour. The provisions of two key farm Bills aimed at giv- demning the behaviour of action against the Opposition it necessary, name a member farmers had blocked NH 344 as farmers from Punjab led by attempt to disperse them. these bills will herald a new era ing “marketing freedom to Opposition parties against the MPs who trooped into the who disregards the authority of also known as Ambala-Roorkee the Youth Congress unit Punjab Youth Congress had in the agriculture sector,” he farmers”, the PM assured the Deputy-Chairman of Rajya well of the House and created the Chair or abuses the rules of national highway near Milk attempted to break the barri- planned a tractor rally from said. The chief minister said farmers that Minimum support Sabha Harivansh Narayan massive ruckus while protest- the Council by persistently and Majra village of Yamunanagar cades on Ambala-Mohali high- Punjab to Delhi against the that both the bills favoured Price and the Government Singh, Union Defence Minister ing against the farm Bills.