Bengal Assembly Passes Resolution Demanding Withdrawal Of Centre s New Farm Laws Bengal Assembly Passes Resolution Demanding Withdrawal Of Centre s New Farm Laws West Bengal assembly is the sixth to pass such a resolution after Punjab, Rajasthan, Chattisgarh, Delhi and Kerala.
Mamata Banerjee said that the centre should either take back the new laws or step down.
Kolkata:
West Bengal today became the sixth state to pass a resolution against the three contentious farm laws enacted by the Centre, even as the opposition BJP staged a walkout from the assembly amid Jai Shri Ram slogans.
State Parliamentary Affairs Minister Partha Chatterjee moved the resolution under rule 169 urging the centre that the three laws- the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act,2020; the Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020 - be repealed.
Updated Jan 28, 2021 | 22:49 IST
West Bengal assembly is the sixth to pass such a resolution after Punjab, Rajasthan, Chattisgarh, Delhi and Kerala. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. | Photo Credit: PTI
Kolkata: The West Bengal on Thursday became the sixth state to pass a resolution against the three contentious farm laws enacted by the Centre, even as the opposition BJP staged a walkout from the assembly amid Jai Shri Ram slogans.
State Parliamentary Affairs Minister Partha Chatterjee moved the resolution under rule 169 urging the centre that the three laws- the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act,2020; the Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020- be repealed.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the Centre should either withdraw the new laws or step down. Speaking after the resolution was moved by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Partha Chatterjee amid vociferous protests by BJP lawmakers, Banerjee demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi convene an all-party meeting to discuss the process of withdrawal of these laws. The assembly witnessed unruly scenes in the morning after Chatterjee moved the resolution, with BJP MLAs led by their legislative party leader Manoj Tigga rushing to the Well of the House, claiming the TMC government has launched a misinformation campaign against the laws. Tigga, along with his party MLAs, subsequently walked out shouting Jai Shri Ram slogans.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged the Centre to repeal the farm laws (Source: PTI)
The Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal moved a resolution on Thursday demanding withdrawal of the contentious farm laws amid ruckus in the state Assembly. The resolution, tabled by state Parliamentary Affairs Minister Partha Chatterjee, termed the three reform laws anti-farmer and favourable to corporates.
The resolution said the laws would create a situation where the government would be forced to stop purchase of farm produce, leading to collapse of the public distribution system and uptick in hoarding and black marketing.
As soon as the resolution was tabled, BJP MLAs rushed to the Well of the House, led by their legislative party leader Manoj Tigga, to protest and later
West Bengal Assembly Passes Resolution Against Farm Laws, BJP MLAs Walk Out
The assembly witnessed unruly scenes with BJP MLAs storming the well and ultimately walking out chanting Jai Shri Ram .
A car rally to express solidarity with the farmers agitation at the Delhi borders, in Kolkata. Photo: PTI
Politics28/Jan/2021
Kolkata: Amid a noisy walkout by BJP MLAs, the TMC government Thursday moved a resolution in the West Bengal assembly demanding repeal of the three contentious farm laws. The resolution was passed by the assembly soon after.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the Centre should either withdraw the new laws or step down.