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In the Parliament Winter Session on Friday, Congress MP Randeep Singh Surjewala gave Suspension of Business Notice in Rajya Sabha to discuss the border situation with China. He has also asked the Chairman to ask the Prime Minister and the Government to make a statement on the issue.
AAP MP Raghav Chadha gave the notice to discuss the amendments in laws to ensure stringent punishment for culprits in sacrilege incidents.
Congress MP Ranjeet Ranjan gave Suspension of Business Notice to discuss the issue of unemployment in the country.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge also raised the Tawang issue in the Rajya Sabha.
Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday accused the Congress of indulging in politics of lies on the issue of farmers and adopting double standards on farm laws.
While replying to Congress leader Deepender Singh Hooda’s question on the promised minimum support of price for farmers after their agitation last year, Tomar said in the Rajya Sabha that a committee has been formed to consider the proposal.
“The committee is considering it (MSP). The farmers’ representative in that committee is a representatives of farmers’ union. Tarnishing farmers’ union is utterly wrong,” Tomar said.
The Congress member claimed that the secretary, who made the now-repealed farm laws, is now working with a multinational company and questioned his intent in framing the laws.
Tomar said, “The Congress has always indulged in politics of lies… During the farmer’s agitation, the Congress adopted double standards. The laws that Congress use to talk about while being in power, we created those laws”.
The minister’s remark triggered protests from Congress members.
Hooda demanded that certain remarks of Tomar be expunged following which deputy chairman Harivansh said the record will be examined.
Thousands of farmers, particularly from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, had protested at the borders of the national capital for over a year, demanding the repeal of the three farm laws. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced repealing the three laws in November last year.
