Why Are Political Parties And Farmers Opposing The Agricultural Bills?

In the Rajya Sabha on Sunday, two controversial bills related to agriculture were approved amidst loud uproar. After which many farmers' organizations and political parties took to the streets in protest. While the Modi government is describing these bills to empower the farmers, the opposition and millions of farmers are protesting that farmers will be forced into the corporate houses after this bill. At the same time, some farmers are confused with the politicization of this whole matter; their demand is that the government should remove the farmers' apprehensions and tell the farmers what benefit from this bill.

What is the Bill, and Why is it Protesting:

1. Two bills related to agriculture have been approved in the Rajya Sabha on Sunday, with the signing of President Ram Nath Kovind, it will take the form of law. The bills that have been approved include the Agricultural Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill-2020 and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Price Assurance Agreement and the Agreements Bill-2020 on Agricultural Services.

2. Under the Agricultural Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Simplification) Bill, 2020, farmers or traders will be able to trade their produce outside the market through other means easily.

3. According to this bill, farmers will be able to trade their produce in any part of the country, within the state limits or outside the state. Arrangements will be made for this. Apart from mandis, there will be freedom to do business in fields like a farmgate, warehouse, cold storage, processing units. To eliminate the middlemen, a direct relationship will be established with farmers from processors, exporters, and organized retailers.

4. The number of small farmers in India is high, about 85 percent of the farmers have less than two hectares of land, so they had difficulty talking to big buyers. For this, they either depended on big farmers or mediators. It was not possible to get the right price for the crop at the right time. After these bills, he will be able to do his business quickly.

5. The Agreement on Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Price Assurance and Agricultural Services directly connects farmers to traders, companies, processing units, exporters. It assures the farmer to determine its price before sowing and before the sowing through the agricultural agreement. The farmer will have complete freedom in the contract; he will sell the produce by fixing the price according to his wish. Ten thousand farmer producing groups are being formed in the country. These FPOs will work towards adding small farmers and giving their crops a fair profit in the market.

6. The new bill does not remove the minimum support price (MSP) (PM Narendra Modi has said that the MSP is not being eliminated), but to allow 'outside man' to fix the crop Farmers' price are apprehensive.

7. Amid these concerns of farmers, state governments - especially Punjab and Haryana - are fearing that if private buyers buy grain directly from the farmers, they will lose the tax they get in the mandis.

8. The government has announced the crops' minimum support price amidst a fierce battle over the agrarian reform bills. The economic affairs committee of Binet has approved this. Given the concern of farmers, the minimum support price was approved a month ago. The government has increased the MSP from Rs 50 to Rs 300 per quintal. FCI and other government agencies will purchase their grain from farmers at the MSP.

9. According to Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, the MSP of gram has been increased by Rs 225 per quintal for the Rabi season, and it has increased to Rs 5100 per quintal. The minimum support price of lentils has been increased by Rs 300 per quintal, and it has been increased to Rs 5100 per quintal. He said that the mustard MSP had been increased by Rs 225 per quintal, and it has increased to Rs 4650 per quintal. This has been increased to Rs 1600 per quintal after the minimum support price of barley has been increased by Rs 75 and by Rs 112 per quintal in MSP of safflower to Rs 5327 per quintal.

10. Praising the agricultural bills, the PM said that 'till now the system of selling the product, which was the law, was tying the farmers' hands and feet. Under the guise of these laws, such powerful gangs were born in the country, taking advantage of the farmers' helplessness.

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Rajnath Singh Told What Happened At LAC, How Are Indian Soldiers Prepared?

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday stated in the Lok Sabha on the tension between India-China on the Line of Actual Control Line (LAC) in Ladakh. On the issue of tension with China, the opposition has constantly been demanding statements from the government. Come, know the big things about the statement of the Defense Minister.

In the Lok Sabha, Rajnath Singh said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi went to Ladakh and met military personnel. He had also given the message that he is standing with brave soldiers. I, too, went to Ladakh and spent time with the jawans. I want to tell you that he also felt his courage, bravery, and valor. You know, Colonel Santosh made the supreme sacrifice while protecting the motherland.

On the agreement with China, Rajnath Singh said that it had been said that the Line of Actual Control Line would not be breached until the border is completely resolved. From 1990-2003, an effort was made to make a joint agreement between two countries, but China did not move in this direction. April saw an increase in Chinese troops and weapons along the Ladakh border. Our patrol was obstructed by the Chinese army, due to which it has been located. The Defense Minister said that the brave soldiers have caused heavy damage to the Chinese army and guarded the border. The soldiers showed valor where valor was needed and kept peace where peace was needed.

- Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said during his statement in the Lok Sabha that China believes that both countries have different interpretations of the traditional line. The two countries were talking about it in the 1950-60s, but no solution was found. China had occupied some land in Ladakh long ago; in addition, Pakistan also handed over some land of PoK to China, which is a big issue. Its solution should be peaceful and negotiated. It is important to maintain peace on the border.

Rajnath Singh said that since 1988 there was development in bilateral relations between the two countries. India believes that bilateral relations can also develop, and the border can also be settled. However, it can also have an impact on bilateral relations.

- Rajnath Singh stressed on peace between India and China. He said that both should maintain the old condition. Peace and harmony must be ensured. China also says the same thing, but then on the night of 29-30 August, China again attempted to infiltrate into Pangong, but our military personnel failed this attempt.

- The Defense Minister said in the Lok Sabha that I want to assure the House that the borders are safe and our soldiers are vigilant in protecting the motherland. Rapid deployment of armed forces and ITBP has been done. In the last several decades, China has started large scale infrastructure development activities. In response to this, the government has also increased its budget for border area development.

- Rajnath Singh said that India is committed to resolving disputes in the border areas peacefully. I put the situation before the Defense Minister of China on the 4th. I also said that we want to resolve this issue peacefully. We also said that we are fully committed to protecting the integrity and sovereignty of India.

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IPL 2020 Full Schedule: Mumbai Indians And Chennai Super Kings To Start Competition

The 13th season of the Indian Premier League is being held in the UAE this year due to the coronavirus. The BCCI has announced the schedule of IPL 13, which starts on 19 September. All the matches of the IPL will be played in the UAE's three cities - Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah. Dubai will host a maximum of 24 games in these three cities.

At the same time, 20 matches will be played in Abu Dhabi. The last 12 games will be played in Sharjah. The BCCI, however, has not announced the playoffs and final venue. They have said that they will soon announce the dates and names of the grounds for these matches.

The first match in Abu Dhabi will be between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings on 19 September. This match will start the league's 13th season. According to the schedule released so far, the last league match in Abu Dhabi will be between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore on November 2.

At the same time, the first match in Dubai will be played on 20 September between Delhi Capitals and Kings XI Punjab. The last game of the league stage in Dubai will be between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals on November 1.

The first match in Sharjah will be the first match between Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings on 22 September, and the last match of the league stage here will be between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians on 3 November.

Due to Coronavirus, the IPL could not start its scheduled program from March 29. BCCI postponed the 13th season indefinitely due to Kovid 19. But last month, the board decided to get the IPL out of the country.

The 13th season of the Indian Premier League will begin on September 19 with a clash between the defending champions Mumbai Indians and the runners-up Chennai Super Kings. The BCCI released the schedule of IPL 13 on Sunday, ending speculations that did not start at the time of the league. IPL 13 is being held in UAE instead of India because of Coronavirus.

Big Relief To Fans

The 13th season of the Indian Premier League was to be held from 29 March. The IPL was postponed to 15 April due to the Coronavirus. But when the lockdown in the country was increased due to the coronavirus, the board decided to defer IPL 13 for anesthesia. Last month, BCCI announced IPL 13 in UAE instead of India. With this, the board have made it clear that this year the IPL will be played on the field without any audience.

The 13th season of the Indian Premier League is to be played from 19 September to 10 November. The BCCI has just released the schedule of round league matches. According to the plan, maximum of 24 games are to be held in Dubai, while 20 games are to be played in Abu Dhabi and 12 in Sharjah. The BCCI has not yet told on which ground the play-off and final game will be held.

There Were Speculations of Delay

After reaching Dubai, there were 13 cases of coronavirus, including two players in the team of Chennai Super Kings. After this, the organization of IPL was once again in the circle of questions. Due to the delay in the release of the schedule, there were speculations that IPL could be postponed once again, but on September 4, the third corona test report of all the 13 members of CSK came back negative. From September 4, Dhoni's team also started practice. Given this, the BCCI decided to have the first match between Mumbai and Chennai as per the pre-decided schedule.

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Seeing The Trickery Of China, The Indian Army Is Engaged In Filling The Gap On The LAC Adjacent To East Ladakh

The Indian Army is now closely monitoring the 826-km long Line of Actuarial Control, i.e. LAC, adjacent to eastern Ladakh. There is continuously patrolling on any gap, i.e. vacant area or hill on LAC. The Indian Army fears that the Chinese Army can occupy the space if it leaves any place at all.

The result of the vigilance surveillance of the Indian Army was that on the night of 29-30 August, the Indian Army took possession of the Chinese Army before the Chinese Army at Black-Top and Helmet Hill south of Pangong-Tso Lake. In this operation, the secret regiment of the Indian Army, the Special Frontier Force and the other platoon took part.

According to the information, the Indian Army is now patrolling in all areas where the 1962 war also took place. These are the areas that India and China had left vacant since the '62 war. But from May, the way the Chinese Army first infiltrated around Finger Area, then Gogra, Hot-Spring, Depsang Plains and Kungrang Nalla, the Indian Army is now keeping vigil on the entire LAC.

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During the patrolling, an SFF officer was recently killed in the grip of a landmine of the '62 war. Another SFF jawan was also injured in this incident. Apart from infantry soldiers of the Indian Army, mechanized-infantry with BMP-vehicles and armoured brigade with tanks have also been deployed. Cannon and medium regiment guns have also been deployed at tactical positions.

But the Chinese Army is not deterring its tactics. On Tuesday, news came that the Chinese Army tried to bring armoured vehicles closer to the LAC in the Chumar area. But the Indian Army later clarified that it is the territory of China, and China peacefully took this action, and this was not an intrusion of any kind.

The round of meetings in South Block Ministry of Defense continued on Tuesday about the ongoing tension on the LAC. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh held a nearly two-hour-long meeting with the heads of the three wings of the Army, including Foreign Minister S Jaishankar, NSA Ajit Doval, Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat.

In this meeting, the situation of LAC was discussed and three-day (3-5 September) visit of the Defense Minister to Russia from Wednesday. The Defense Minister is going to Moscow to attend the meeting of the Defense Ministers of SACO countries. The SCO has a total of eight countries including India, Russia, China and Pakistan. Rajnath Singh will hold two bilateral talks with the Russian Defense Minister during this visit. Still, it is believed that Rajnath Singh will not talk directly to the Defense Ministers of China and Pakistan.

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