Mega protests by farmers were seen on the day the Parliament's Upper House cleared two of three contentious agriculture-relatedĀ bills.
The Rajya Sabha passed 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.
The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020 could not be taken up.
Meanwhile, farmers - especially in Punjab and Haryana - blocked roads and highways, took out tractor rallies, and sat on dharnas, to oppose the new legislation which they believe will render the minimum support price (MSP) scheme ineffective and leave them at the mercy of big farmers and corporates.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the government's outreach, and said that the MSP system is safe and the new legislations only aim to provide futuristic technology to farmers while freeing them from the grip of middlemen.
However, there are some farmers who are not part of the agitation and support the bills.
Watch the full video to know what they are saying.
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Former Member of Parliament and TMC leader Dinesh Trivedi joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in presence of party national president JP Nadda on March 06. Trivedi had resigned as TMC MP in Rajya Sabha on February 12. Union Minister Piyush Goyal was also present. His party switch comes ahead of West Bengal Assembly elections.
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Veterinarians in Haryana's Faridabad extracted over 70 kilograms of plastic, iron materials and other garbage from a pregnant cow, but both the animal and her baby died. The pregnant cow was rescued after it met with an accident, it underwent abortion later. This case has highlighted the country's twin problems of pollution and stray cattle. "A pregnant cow was rescued after it met with an accident, it underwent abortion later. We operated the animal and removed over 70 kgs of garbage from its body including plastic, glass and iron materials. However, we couldn't save it," said Veterinarian Atul Maurya, Faridabad to ANI.
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