Rajasthan 2nd Cong-ruled state to bring own farm Bills to counter Central laws

Written by Hamza Khan
| Jaipur |

November 1, 2020 4:30:42 am





The development comes after over a month of protests by farmers across Punjab, Haryana

Rajasthan became the second Congress-ruled state after Punjab to counter the Centre’s new farm laws when it tabled three Bills in the state Assembly Saturday, saying there was “extraordinary outrage” among farmers.

State Parliamentary Affairs minister Shanti Kumar Dhariwal introduced The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) (Rajasthan Amendment) Bill, 2020; The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services (Rajasthan Amendment) Bill, 2020; and, The Essential Commodities (Special Provisions and…

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