The Congress on Wednesday decided to bring a resolution against the Centre s new farm laws in the next session of the Haryana assembly. The party will also move a resolution to demand amendment to the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) Act to ensure that farmers get guaranteed minimum support price (MSP), according to a party statement. The decisions were taken at a Congress Legislature Party meeting chaired by Leader of Opposition in the Haryana assembly, Bhupinder Singh Hooda. Hooda said the party will also bring a no-confidence motion against the government and seek time from Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya for a meeting to request him for a special session of the assembly.
Security has been stepped up across Punjab and Haryana ahead of Republic Day celebrations on Tuesday, officials said. Adequate security personnel have been deployed in Haryana s Sonipat, Panipat and Jhajjar, the districts near the national capital, in view of the farmers tractor parade in Delhi on January 26, they said on Monday. Services of bomb disposal squad and sniffer dog units were being taken to sensitise the vulnerable places across Punjab and Haryana, and the vehicles entering the two states were being checked thoroughly, the officials said.
Punjab Governor and Administrator of Chandigarh V P Singh Badnore will unfurl the tricolour at a state-level function in Mohali.