Not given stage at stir site, Congress to hold parallel dharna at Jantar Mantar
The source added that the participation will start from Saturday as Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh was holding a function in Mohali on Friday to hand over mobile phones to beneficiaries of state government’s free smart phone scheme. December 18, 2020 10:00:55 am
New Delhi: Congress MP s from Punjab Jasbir Singh Gill (L), Gurjit Singh Aujla (C), along with others sit on a dharna demanding the withdrawal of new farm laws and to hold the Winter Session of Parliament, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi (PTI)
At a time when the farmers’ agitation is about to complete three months, Punjab Congress has decided to ensure participation of party MLAs from the state in a parallel dharna at Jantar Mantar in Delhi.
As India cancels Winter Session, here s a look at Parliament sessions around world amid coronavirus
As India cancels Winter Session, here s a look at Parliament sessions around world amid coronavirus
As the central government announced that the Winter Session of Parliament will not be held this year in view of the coronavirus, here s a look at how other countries conducted their Parliament sessions amid the pandemic.
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There will be no Winter Session of Parliament due to coronavirus (Photo: PTI)
The central government announced on Tuesday the Winter Session of Parliament will not be held this year in view of the coronavirus pandemic and that it will be appropriate to convene the budget session in January 2021.
Sukhbir Badal seeks President s intervention in convening Winter Session of Parliament
Badal said Parliament must meet immediately as a national priority as the ongoing farmers movement affects nearly 100 crore of our people directly.
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CHANDIGARH: Shiromani Akali Dal on Friday sought President Ram Nath Kovind s intervention in convening the Winter Session of Parliament at the earliest, saying its cancellation on the excuse of COVID-19 was indigestible as the three farm laws were passed when the pandemic was at its peak.
In his letter to the President, SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal said Parliament must meet immediately as a national priority as the ongoing farmers movement affects nearly 100 crore of our people directly and the rest indirectly going by the percentage of the country s population dependent on agriculture.
SAD Chief Sukhbir Badal Seeks President s Intervention in Convening Winter Session of Parliament
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Shiromani Akali Dal on Friday sought President Ram Nath Kovind s intervention in convening the Winter Session of Parliament at the earliest, saying its cancellation on the excuse of COVID-19 was indigestible as the three farm laws were passed when the pandemic was at its peak. In his letter to the President, SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal said Parliament must meet immediately as a national priority as the ongoing farmers movement affects nearly 100 crore of our people directly and the rest indirectly going by the percentage of the country s population dependent on agriculture.
Punjab Cong protest at Jantar Mantar: ‘If farmers sleep on the road, how can we stay inside our homes’
Punjab Cong protest at Jantar Mantar: ‘If farmers sleep on the road, how can we stay inside our homes’
These protesting leaders include Ludhiana MP Ravneet Singh Bittu, Amritsar MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla and Khadoor Sahib MP Jasbir Singh Dimpa and Kulbir Singh Zira, the MLA from Zira constituency in Ferozepur district. December 17, 2020 6:10:14 pm
New Delhi: Congress MP s from Punjab Jasbir Singh Gill (L), Gurjit Singh Aujla (C), along with others sit on a dharna demanding the withdrawal of new farm laws and to hold the Winter Session of Parliament, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi (PTI)