Farmers Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020
The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Ordinance, 2020 along with The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Ordinance, 2020 was promulgated by the Union Cabinet on the 5 June 2020. The Lok Sabha approved the bills on 17 September 2020 and Rajya Sabha on 20 September 2020. In Rajya Sabha voting, opposition demanded physical voting instead of voice voting, but physical voting was not done. Voting rules of Rajya Sabha state that members of the House can challenge the voice voting decision and in that case the votes need to be recorded. ] However, the Chair of the House passed the Bill with only voice vote claiming the Opposition had created chaos as the rules stated that division voting required all members to remain seated while maintaining decorum. https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle. The Indian farm reforms in 202...