Budget Session 2021: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has issued a three-line whip to its Rajya Sabha MPs to be present in the House from February 8 to February 12 to support the government’s stand as some “very important” business will be taken up for discussion and passing in the House.

“All BJP members in Rajya Sabha are hereby informed that some very important business will be taken up for discussion and passing in the Rajya Sabha from Monday, February 8 to February 12th,” said BJP in a statement. “All Members of BJP in Rajya Sabha are therefore requested to be positively present in the House throughout all five days and support the Government’s stand,” BJP added.

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#In Rajya Sabha, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar says protests over farm laws limited to only one state, farmers being instigated

# Our efforts are that farmers’ incomes are doubled & contribution of agriculture to GDP increases rapidly. These agriculture laws are also an important step in this direction. I want to tell his House & farmers that PM Modi is committed towards welfare of farmers: Union Agri Min

# Our focus is to bring positive change in farmers’ lives. Who would have thought that fruits &vegetables will be transported by rail? 100 Kisan Rails, that are in a way mobile cold storage, have been started. They are helping farmers get fair price of their produce: Agri Min

# Farmers are being misled that others would occupy their land if these laws are implemented. Let me know if there is a single provision in Contract Farming law which allows any trader to snatch away the land of any farmer: Union Agriculture Minister NS Tomar

# I made it clear that if Govt is ready to make amendments, it doesn’t mean there is any problem in farm laws. People in a particular state are misinformed: Union Agriculture Minister NS Tomar

# We have started to provide MSP, 50% more than the production cost. Also, Rs 1 lakh crore agriculture infrastructure fund has been given under Atmanirbhar package. We have tried to ensure the requisite investment reaches the agriculture sector: Agriculture Minister NS Tomar

# The pro-poor schemes of the government have brought a change in the lives of the people living in villages: Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar

# We continuously increased the fund for MGNREGA. When COVID-19 hit the country, we raised the fund allocation to MGNREGA from Rs 61,000 crores to Rs 1.115 lakh crores. More than 10 crore people were provided employment: Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar

# 15th Finance Commission has recommended for providing Rs 2.36 lakh crores to gram panchayats, which has been accepted by the Cabinet. Around Rs 43,000-cr have been sanctioned for healthcare in rural areas. Rs 2.8 lakh crores will be spent via gram panchayats in 5 yrs: Agri Min

# Motion of Thanks on President’s Address and discussion on Farmers Protest continues as members present their views.

# Congress and Shiv Sena have given adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha, “demanding repealing of three farm laws in view of farmers’ agitation”.

#Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has joined the discussion.

#Notice of amendments to Motion of Thanks on President’s address given by Digvijaya Singh, KK Ragesh, T Siva, M Shanmugam, KC Venugopal, V Vijayasai Reddy, Deepender Hooda, Vishambhar Prasad Nishad*, Chhaya Verma, and Elamaram Kareem in Rajya Sabha

# Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar reaches Parliament.

# Farmers were forced to fight for their rights and to get justice. Government of India is responsible for the situation that has arisen. I want to pay tributes to the 194 farmers who died during the protests: Congress MP Anand Sharma in Rajya Sabha

# Notice of amendments to Motion of Thanks on President’s address given by Digvijay Singh, KK Ragesh, T Siva, M Shanmugam, KC Venugopal, V Vijaysai Reddy, Deepender Hooda, Vishambhar Prasad Yadav, Chhaya Verma, and Elamaram Kareem in Rajya Sabha

#Nails have been fixed near the protest sites. I think govt would not have made this kind of preparation at Pakistan border as it is doing at Delhi borders. Annadatas are being called the enemy of the nation. I urge you to shun ego & repeal the three laws: BSP MP Satish Mishra

#You (govt) have dug up trenches to suppress farmers’ stir. You’ve not done it for them, but for yourself. You snapped their water & electricity supplies & even removed toilets, without thinking that women are also there. This is a human rights violation: BSP MP Satish Mishra

# BJP has issued a three-line whip to its Rajya Sabha MPs to be present in the House from Feb 8 to Feb 12 to support government’s stand.