State government should procure paddy directly from farmers, says CPI

Chairman of the joint parliamentary committee, Jagdambika Pal told mediapersons that Opposition lawmakers have time till 4pm to submit their dissent.

While the committee accepted all the amendments moved by the BJP and NDA lawmakers, it turned down all the amendments moved by the opposition lawmakers.

On Tuesday, a draft bill of over 600 pages was circulated among lawmakers.

Peeved by the committee turning down their amendments, Opposition MPs from the Congress, AIMIM, TMC, and Shiv Sena (UBT) and the left parties announced they will submit their dissent notes to the committee.