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<keyword id="6357713" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="uttar-pradesh" source="Orion">Uttar Pradesh</keyword> has been put on high alert following the Sanyukta <keyword id="329771" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="kisan-morcha" source="Orion">Kisan Morcha</keyword>'s 'rail roko' call on Monday. The farmers are demanding the dismissal and arrest of Union minister <keyword id="12067324" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ajay-mishra-teni" source="Orion">Ajay Mishra Teni</keyword> for his alleged involvement in the October 3 incident in which four farmers were mowed down by an SUV that belonged to the minister. According to the home department officials, 44 companies of <keyword id="161668" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="provincial-armed-constabulary" source="Orion">Provincial Armed Constabulary</keyword> (PAC) and four companies of para military forces have been deployed at major railway stations. Senior police officials will be supervising arrangements in 14 sensitive districts. Additional forces have been deployed in <keyword id="6366034" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="lakhimpur-kheri" source="Orion">Lakhimpur Kheri</keyword> and along the Lucknow Delhi route. All districts in western UP will have an additional officer at the senior level to monitor the law-and-order situation. Vigil is being maintained on the residences and movement of senior farmer leaders. Prohibitory orders are already in place in the state capital. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/air-india-privatisation-saga-time-we-stopped-paying-20-crore-per-day-of-taxpayers-money-to-keep-it-flying/articleshow/87098231.cms">Air India privatisation saga: 'Time we stopped paying ₹20 crore per day of taxpayers money to keep it flying'</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/hdfc-bank-avenue-supermarts-hcl-tech-and-other-stocks-to-watch-out-for-on-october-18/slidelist/87098001.cms">HDFC Bank, Avenue Supermarts, HCL Tech and other stocks to watch out for on October 18</a>

Lakhimpur Kheri incident: Uttar Pradesh on alert due to farmer's 'rail roko' protest on Monday

<ul><li>More than 20 <keyword id="3627663" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="farmer-unions">farmer unions</keyword> are planning to hold a nationwide strike — the 'Bharat Bandh' call — on Friday to protest against the <keyword id="6123679" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="farm-bills">Farm Bills</keyword> passed by Parliament. </li><li>These unions are already protesting in various states, including Haryana and Punjab. </li><li>Farmer unions are urging President Ram Nath Kovind to hold approval on these Bills.</li></ul>More than 20 farmer unions are planning to hold a nationwide strike — the 'Bharat Bandh' call — on Friday to protest against the Farm Bills passed by Parliament. These unions are already protesting in various states, including Haryana and Punjab. “There will be nationwide unrest if MSP is not guaranteed and the food security of the poor is handed over to multinationals and corporates," V.M. Singh, convener of the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee, said. The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020, and The Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020, were passed by voice vote in Rajya Sabha on Sunday. They await the President's nod to become laws. These unions are urging President Ram Nath Kovind not to approve these Bills. The protest intensified after farmers in Punjab began their three-day '<keyword id="6355221" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="rail-roko">rail roko</keyword>'. Activists of Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) squatted on rail tracks in Barnala and Sangrur on Thursday morning. <div type="twitter" handle="ANI" handlename="ANI" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1497864299/ani_mic_logo_normal.jpg" favoritecount="374" retweetcount="89" status="#WATCH Punjab: Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee sits on railway tracks in Amritsar as they begin their 'rail roko'… https://t.co/GqiDWFfsQD" createdat="1600926999000" id="1309008829863137282"></div>They say that the bills would pave the way for dismantling the minimum support price system, leaving them at the mercy of big corporates. Railways had to partially cancel as many as 20 trains, while five have been short terminated due to the massive protest. <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/upcoming-ipos-in-india-mazagon-dock-shipbuilders-uti-amc-and-likhitha-infrastructure/articleshow/78293918.cms">Three more IPOs to hit the Indian market next week — Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, UTI AMC and Likhitha Infrastructure</a>

After ‘rail roko’, farmer unions are now gearing up for a nationwide strike on Friday to protest against the three Farm Bills

<ul><li>Railway authorities said 14 pairs of special trains will remain suspended from September 24 till 26. </li><li>The decision has been taken keeping in mind the safety of passengers and protection of railway property from any damage, officials said. </li></ul> Farmers in Punjab on Thursday began their three-day 'rail roko' agitation to protest against the three farm bills while the <keyword id="1041753" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ferozepur-railway-division">Ferozepur Railway division</keyword> suspended the operation of special trains due to the stir. Railway authorities said 14 pairs of special trains will remain suspended from September 24 till 26. The decision has been taken keeping in mind the safety of passengers and protection of railway property from any damage, officials said. Among the trains which will remain suspended are Golden Temple Mail (Amritsar-Mumbai Central), <keyword id="6619534" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="jan-shatabdi-express">Jan Shatabdi Express</keyword> (<keyword id="9991549" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="haridwar-amritsar">Haridwar-Amritsar</keyword>), New Delhi-Jammu Tawi, <keyword id="9991736" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="karambhoomi">Karambhoomi</keyword> (Amritsar-New Jalpaiguri), Sachkhand Express (<keyword id="9280901" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="nanded-amritsar">Nanded-Amritsar</keyword>) and Shaheed Express (Amritsar-Jaynagar), officials said. At present, routine passenger train service remains suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The call for 'rail roko' agitation was given by <keyword id="9950235" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="the-kisan-mazdoor-sangharsh-committee">the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee</keyword> and later, different farmers' outfits also extended their support. Activists of Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) squatted on rail tracks in Barnala and Sangrur on Thursday morning. Farmers under the banner of Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee have decided to squat on rail tracks near Devidaspur village in Amritsar and Basti Tanka wala in Ferozepur. The representatives of the committee said they were getting support from several sections including government employees and labourers. Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee president Satnam Singh Pannu said that they have appealed to representatives of political parties, ministers, MPs and MLAs not to take part in the farmers' agitation. They vowed to gherao BJP leaders and socially boycott those who voted in favour of the farm bills. As many as 31 farmers' outfits have given a call for the complete shutdown of Punjab on September 25 to protest against the bills. Farmers in Punjab have expressed apprehension that the bills would pave way for dismantling the minimum support price system, leaving them at the "mercy" of big corporates. The Rajya Sabha has passed the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020, the Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/indian-defence-minister-to-inaugurate-43-bridges-across-seven-states-amid-border-tensions-with-china/articleshow/78290789.cms">Indian Defence Minister to inaugurate 43 bridges across seven states amid border tensions with China</a>

Farmers hold 'Rail roko' agitation in Punjab, train services suspended

Several pilot whales currently stranded off the west coast of <keyword id="6355478" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="australia">Australia</keyword>'s <keyword id="384260" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="TASMANIA">Tasmania</keyword> will be euthanised as they cannot be saved, officials said on Thursday. <div type="twitter" handle="XinhuaTravel" handlename="Xinhua Culture&amp;Travel" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1098872101895790592/Ho7LfERB_normal.png" favoritecount="10" retweetcount="2" status="Every minute counts. Rescuers are racing against time to save lives as more than 270 pilot whales were stranded of… https://t.co/bRgOOKK36w" createdat="1600942220000" id="1309072671238492161"></div> Some 380 whales have already died in the country's worst stranding on record, the BBC said in a report. Rescuers have refloated 70 of the mammals, adding that there was hope for another 20. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="78249931" title="At least 270 pilot whales are stranded at sandbanks in Australia — and a third of them have already died" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> But they have said four surviving whales that are too exhausted to be saved will have to be killed as it is "the most humane thing to do". "These are animals we've given a chance, we've tried to release them but they haven't done well," the BBC quoted Kris Carlyon with the Marine Conservation Project as saying. The four whales have been assessed by a vet before the decision to kill them was taken, "based purely on animal welfare grounds", Carlyon added. The pilot whales, whose exact population numbers are not known and were not considered endagered, washed up on sand spits around an area called Macquarie Heads. The officials are still trying to determine how they became stranded. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/farmer-unions-are-now-gearing-up-for-a-nationwide-strike-on-friday-to-protest-against-the-three-farm-bills/articleshow/78295154.cms">After ‘rail roko’, farmer unions are now gearing up for a nationwide strike on Friday to protest against the three Farm Bills</a>

In Australia, several stranded pilot whales will be euthanised as it is "the most humane thing to do"

<ul><li><keyword id="6356155" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="cbse">CBSE</keyword> is likely to release class 12 compartmental results by October 12. This comes after University Grants Commission announced that college admission for various undergraduate courses can be availed till October 31. </li><li>The compartment examination for classes 10 and 12 began on September 22 at 1,268 centres across the country amid strict precautions in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. </li></ul>The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), on September 24, <a href="https://twitter.com/timesofindia/status/1309025061874135043">informed </a>the Supreme Court that it will release the class 12 compartmental results by October 12 . This comes after University Grants Commission announced that college admission for various undergraduate courses can be availed till October 31. It also released an alternate alternative academic calendar for high institutions in India. The compartment examination for classes 10 and 12 began on September 22 at 1,268 centres across the country amid strict precautions in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. The board has also given a chance to class 12 students to appear for the exam if they were unsatisfied with the marks awarded to them on the basis of an alternate assessment scheme after the exams were cancelled due to the spread of COVID-19. However, class 10 students have not got any option to improve their performance. Over 2.3 lakh candidates are appearing for the compartment exam this year. While class 10 students appeared for the Social Science exam, class 12 exams of multiple subjects were scheduled, including Political Sciences, Physics, Biology, History and Accountancy. (With inputs from PTI) SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/punjab-farmers-hold-rail-roko-agitation-in-punjab-train-services-suspended/articleshow/78291057.cms">Farmers hold 'Rail roko' agitation in Punjab, train services suspended</a>

CBSE to declare class 12 compartment exam results by October 12

New Delhi, Nov 24 () The <keyword id="6356303" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Centre">Centre</keyword> on Tuesday said it has invited <keyword id="3627663" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="farmer-unions">farmer unions</keyword> from Punjab for the second round of ministerial talks on December 3 to resolve differences over the <keyword id="10076694" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="new-agriculture-laws">new agriculture laws</keyword>. The meeting comes after farmer leaders laid a condition for another central ministerial meeting while calling off their 'rail roko' agitation in Punjab on Monday and lifted the nearly two-month-long blockade, allowing resumption of only goods trains. Speaking to , Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey said, "We have called the representatives of over 30 farmer organisations for the second round of discussion on December 3 at Vigyan Bhawan at 11 am". The secretary has sent the invitation to the farmer bodies on behalf of Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar. Food Minister Piyush Goyal is also expected to be present in the meeting. Officials from food and agriculture departments of the Punjab government have also been invited for the talks. The first round of talks was held on November 13, but it remained inconclusive, with both sides sticking to their ground. Punjab farmers have been demanding the repeal of the new farm laws and replace them with another set of laws framed after wider consultation with stakeholders. They also demanded a guarantee on the MSP front, as they claimed that these new laws may lead to the end of minimum support prices (MSP) procurement, which the Centre has denied. When asked about their demand on MSP, the secretary said, "Earlier laws too did not have any mention of MSP. Even the new agri-laws do not mention it. MSP is mentioned only in the National Food Security Act (NFSA) which has not been changed. Till <keyword id="89442" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Public-distribution-system">Public Distribution System</keyword> (PDS) is there, MSP will continue". The Prime Minister has also stated this and even the Union Agriculture Minister has said in Parliament that MSP will continue, he added. "We have explained in detail to farmer unions about this issue. Hopefully, we will resolve the issue with them at the December 3 meeting," he noted. LUX BAL

Centre calls Punjab farmers for second round of talks on December 3 to resolve differences over farm laws

<ul><li>The protest against the Bills in <keyword id="6354953" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="punjab">Punjab</keyword>, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and other states has already spilled onto the streets in a major way.</li><li> They have also decided to converge at the memorial of Lal Bahadur Shastri in Delhi on October 2 to register their protest.</li></ul>Farmers' organisations have announced a 'Bharat Bandh' on Friday against the Farm Bills, which have been passed by Parliament. They have also decided to converge at the memorial of Lal Bahadur Shastri in Delhi on October 2 to register their protest. The protest against the Bills in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and other states has already spilled onto the streets in a major way. Farmers' organisations, including the Bharatiya Kisan Union, are preparing for a "Chakka Jam". The Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ambavata) said they will move towards the memorial of Lal Bahadur Shastri in Delhi on October 2 and decide the strategy for the future. Soon after the Bandh was announced, the police tightened the security. In the national capital, Delhi Police and paramilitary have increased their presence. More deployments have been done in areas bordering Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Rishipal, national president of the BKU (Ambavata), told IANS: "Almost everything is closed in our areas. Farmers have also come to the streets in Mathura and Agra regions. We will agitate till the law is taken back. Farmers from across the country are arriving at the memorial of Lal Bahadur Shastriji in Delhi on October 2." In Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Punjab, Haryana and other parts of the country, farmers have also announced to take to the streets on Friday. Farmer leader and BKU national spokesperson Rakesh Tikait said, "During the Chakka Jam, farmers' organizations from across the country, including Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra and <keyword id="6354780" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Karnataka">Karnataka</keyword> will unite. A three-day 'rail roko movement' is also continuing in Punjab against the Bills." SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/international/news/madrid-to-see-difficult-weeks-warns-spanish-health-minister-as-covid-19-cases-increase/articleshow/78310598.cms">Madrid to see 'difficult weeks', warns Spanish Health minister as COVID-19 cases increase</a>

Farmers to march towards Shastri's memorial on October 2

<ul><li>Over two dozen farmer organisations have announced support for the 'Bandh call' on Friday to protest against the Farm Bills</li><li>The Congress, which is protesting against the Farm Bills passed by the Parliament, has chalked out a detailed programme of agitation. </li><li>The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), an ally of the BJP-led NDA government, announced a statewide 'chakka jam' to mark their protest.</li></ul>The three farmer' bill and labour reform bill will not be implemented in Maharashtra, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Panwar on September 25 said This comes as hundreds of farmers across the country began their <keyword id="187037" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nationwide-strike">nationwide strike</keyword> against the Modi government’s three farm bills passed during <keyword id="2901275" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="the-monsoon-session">the Monsoon session</keyword>. Over two dozen farmer organisations have announced support for the 'Bandh call' on Friday to protest against the Farm Bills passed by Parliament amid protests by 18 political parties. The 31 farmer organisations in Punjab and Haryana are already protesting. Delhi Police are on high alert and have made preparations to seal the border with Haryana. The Congress, which is also protesting against the Farm Bills passed by the Parliament, has chalked out a detailed programme of agitation, which will begin on September 26 with an online "Speak up for Farmers" campaign. The Congress has decided to take out marches in every state, after which memorandums will be submitted to the respective governors on September 28 against these farm bills. Punjab and Haryana at the centre of farmer’s protest As many as 31 farmer organisations have joined hands for the 'Punjab Bandh'. Several organisations in Haryana, including the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), said they had extended support to the nationwide strike called by some farmers' bodies against the bills. Farmers in Punjab and Haryana will go on a strike today in protest against the contentious farm bills that were passed in the Parliament. Heavy police force has been deployed in both states to deal with any untoward situation. Even shopkeepers in most of the major towns in both the states shut their shops, expressing solidarity with the farmers. In Punjab, several trains have been suspended since September 24 as farmers began a three-day 'rail roko' campaign against the Bills. On September 24, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said he is ready to lead the political fight against the three anti-farmer bills passed in Parliament. The chief minister urged all political parties to rise above petty considerations and come on one platform to unitedly fight against the bills, which he said will destroy farmers. His remarks come a day ahead of the Punjab bandh announced by several farmer groups against the bills. The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), an ally of the BJP-led NDA government, announced a statewide 'chakka jam' to mark their protest. The SAD has been a longstanding ally of the ruling BJP. SAD's Lok Sabha MP and Sukhbir Badal's wife Harsimrat Kaur Badal, had resigned from the Union Cabinet on September 17, citing her party's opposition to the three Bills. In Tamil Nadu, members of some farmer organisations protested in Trichy and Tambaram on Friday morning. Led by Tamil Nadu Farmers' Association President P Ayyakannu, half-clad farmers held their protest outside the Collectorate in Trichy while carrying human skulls in their hands. They demanded that the Bills should not be made into law. Whereas, in Karnataka, members of the Karnataka State Farmers' Association on Friday held protests at various places against the three farm Bills passed in Parliament, which however has elicited a lukewarm response so far. Although the farmers begun a blockade since morning to register their protests at highways entry points in Bengaluru, it received a lukewarm response as vehicular movement in CBD areas was not affected much. Parliament has passed three farm reform bills -- the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, Farmer's Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill -- in the Monsoon Session. (with inputs from IANS) <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/accentures-q4-earnings-miss-estimate-with-low-growth-likely-to-continue-for-two-more-quarters/articleshow/78307937.cms">Accenture's Q4 earnings miss estimate with low growth likely to continue for two more quarters</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/elections/news/bihar-election-2020-ec-to-announce-bihar-assembly-poll-dates-today/articleshow/78308174.cms">Bihar Election 2020: EC to announce Bihar assembly poll dates today</a>

Farm bills won't be implemented in Maharashtra, says Ajit Pawar

<ul><li>Lok Sabha passed two contentious farmer bills on September 17. </li><li>The government argued that these measures will free farmers from the existing government-controlled markets. </li><li>Farmers, on the other hand, say these bill would pave the way for the dismantling of the minimum support price (MSP) system and leave the farming community at the "mercy" of big corporates </li></ul>Hundreds of farmers in India are protesting against three agricultural bills — that were recently passed in the Parliament — for some weeks now. The protests erupted in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Telangana after the government decided to introduce three agricultural bills in Lok Sabha. Farmers blocked major highways in parts of Punjab and Haryana on September 16 to demand that the proposed laws should not be pursued in Parliament. However, all three bills were passed in Lok Sabha despite massive protests. Harsimrat Kaur Badal, the Akali Dal's lone minister in the Narendra Modi government, came out in support of the farmers and resigned from the Union Cabinet to protest the farm bills. Three bills aimed at the transformation of agriculture in the country and raising farmers' income were introduced in the Lok Sabha on September 14 to replace ordinances promulgated on June 5. Here is a quick look at what these bills propose and what are the main concerns raised by farmers and opposition parties — <ol><li>'The Farmers' Produce Trade And Commerce (Promotion And Facilitation) Bill'</li></ol><table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Provisions </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">The concerns </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">To provide for the creation of an ecosystem where the farmers and traders enjoy the freedom to sell and purchase products outside ‘mandis’ </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">State governments will not be able to get ‘mandi fee’ if farmers sell their purchases to private players </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">To encourage inter-state and intra-state trade. </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">The bill is against minimum support price procurement system </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Reducing marketing/transportation cost </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">The role of ‘commission agent’ is eliminated if farmers trade outside mandis </td></tr></tbody></table> <ol><li>'The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill'</li></ol><table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Provisions </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">The concerns </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">To provide for a national framework on farming agreements that protects and empowers farmers to engage with agri-business firms, processors, wholesalers, exporters or large retailers for farm services and sale of future farming produce at a mutually agreed remunerative price framework in a fair and transparent manner. </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Farmers in a contract farming arrangement may find it difficult to negotiate </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Access to modern tech </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Monopoly of big players and exporters in the market </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Marginal and small farmers with less than 5 hectares of land to get benefit through contract </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Sponsors unlikely to prefer dealing with many small and marginal farmers </td></tr></tbody></table> <ol><li>'The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill' to replace the ordinances </li></ol><table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Provisions </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">The concerns </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">To remove commodities like cereals, pulses, oilseeds, edible oils, onion and potatoes from the list of essential commodities. </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Big players to have an edge and are likely to dictate prices </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">To attract foreign direct investment </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Latest decision to ban onion export creates uncertainty over execution </td></tr></tbody></table> According to the government, these bills seek to provide barrier-free trade for farmers' produce outside notified farm mandis and empower farmers to enter into farming agreements with private players before production for sale of agri-produce. The government argued that these measures will free farmers from the existing government-controlled markets and prices. Further, farmers can get a better price of their produce. Farmers, on the other hand, have expressed apprehension that once these bills are passed, they would pave the way for the dismantling of the minimum support price (MSP) system and leave the farming community at the "mercy" of big corporates. Some of the protestors said the government should have consulted the farming community on the bills, which were promulgated as ordinances earlier, as they could adversely impact them. Opposition leaders say the bill is “anti-farmer” The opposition is up in the arms against these three bills in the Parliament. Congress said this is an 'act' which will give freedom to corporates to "brutally exploit" farmers and take away the protection that the MSP and the various state Mandi Acts give them. Congress’ Members of Parliament (MPs) staged a protest in front of Mahatma Gandhi's statue in Parliament Complex and raised slogans against the government. Some Congress MPs from Punjab also burnt copies of the farm bills brought in by the government inside the Parliament Complex. Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee called it a "draconian bill" and "black day" in the history of Parliament for passing an anti-farmer bill. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has also extended his support to the farmers. "The three bills related to farming and farmers brought in the Parliament are anti-farmer. Farmers all over the country are opposing them. The central government should withdraw these three bills. The AAP will vote against them in Parliament," he tweeted in Hindi. A farmers' body is now planning to intensify their stir against the Modi government’s three farm-related Bills — announcing to stop trains in Punjab from September 24 to 26. “We have decided to hold a 'rail roko' agitation from September 24 to 26 in the state against the farm bills,” said Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee general secretary Sarwan Singh Pandher. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/punjab-farmets-attempts-suicide-over-the-three-agricultural-bills-passed-in-lok-sabha/articleshow/78180827.cms">Punjab farmer attempts suicide over the three-agricultural bills passed in Lok Sabha</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/president-kovind-accepts-harsimrat-kaur-badals-resignation/articleshow/78179496.cms">President Kovind accepts Harsimrat Kaur Badal's resignation</a>

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