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The Indian agriculture acts of 2020, often termed the Farm Bills, [1] [2] were three acts initiated by the Parliament of India in September 2020. The Lok Sabha approved the bills on 17 September 2020 and the Rajya Sabha on 20 September 2020. [3] The then President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, gave his assent on 27 September 2020. [4]
It was only after the passage of the acts that more farmers and farm unions across India joined the protests against the reforms. [citation needed] On 25 September 2020 farm unions all over India called for a Bharat Bandh (lit. transl. nation-wide shutting down) to protest against these farm laws. [130]
[2] [3] The Act was collectively passed as part of the 2020 Farm Bills. The Government of India has transferred the money for the wheat procured by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) in April, 2021, directly to the Bank Accounts of Farmers - an amount of Rs 13.71 crore benefiting around 1.6 lakh farmers in Punjab has been transferred online. [4]
Farm unions began the 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest against three farm acts that were passed by the Parliament of India in September 2020. The acts, often called the Farm Bills, [ 13 ] have been described as "anti-farmer laws" by many farmer unions, [ 14 ] [ 15 ] and politicians from the opposition who say it would leave farmers at the ...
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The 2024 Indian farmers' protest is the second round of continuous protests and road blockades initiated by farmers in the northern states of Punjab and Haryana on 13 February 2024, primarily located at Punjab's Shambhu border. [13]
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The protest took place on the 72nd Republic Day against the decision by Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to implement three farm acts. [6] The decision to hold the parade with tractors and marching contingents in Delhi was announced on 2 January 2021 by the leadership of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM).