Northern Railway cancels these trains due to farmers' agitation in Punjab
Keeping in view the farmers` agitation in Punjab against agriculture bills, some trains operated by Northern Railway will remain cancelled or partially cancelled, as per Deepak Kumar, Chief Public Relation Officers (CPRO) of the zone.
Sep 25, 2020, 07:36 AM ISTVideo: 2 crucial farm bills passed in Rajya Sabha amid ruckus by Opposition MPs
The Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 were passed in Rajya Sabha on Sunday (September 20) by voice vote despite stiff protest by Opposition lawmakers. The bills were cleared amid mayhem in Rajya Sabha with several MPs taking to the well of the House and raising anti-government slogans.
Sep 20, 2020, 14:54 PM ISTBJP lauds Agriculture reform Bill, calls opposition 'anti-farmers'
JP Nadda called opposition irresponsible for their behaviour in Rajya Sabha and said that those who are against the bill are anti-farmers.
Sep 20, 2020, 14:52 PM ISTCongress calls Agriculture reform bill as 'death warrant of farmers' in Rajya Sabha
Congress MP Pratap Bajwa slammed PM Modi and said that he did not come in Parliament to say that government will reduce the burden on farmers` expenditure.
Sep 20, 2020, 11:36 AM IST