Punjab Passes Resolution To Counter Centre's Farm Legislation

by Ankush Choubey Oct 20, 2020 • 07:55 PM Views 877

The Punjab Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed three bills and adopted a resolution against the Central government’s farm laws. Punjab is the first state to do so. The bills provide for imprisonment of not less than three years and a fine for sale or purchase of wheat or paddy under a farming agreement below the MSP, exemption of farmers from attachment of land up to 2.5 acres and prevention of hoarding and black-marketing of agricultural produce, among other things