Congress MP Manish Tewari moved an adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha seeking a discussion on the legal guarantee of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) to the farmers in the Lower House on Thursday.
The MP from Sri Anandpur Sahib constituency has sought the adjournment of the business of the House for the matter. “Despite numerous assurances, there has been no legal backing for MSP. This lack of support is adversely affecting the farmers in the country. India is an agrarian country, and around 60 percent of the Indian population are employed in this sector. It is the duty of the government to provide financial assistance to farmers who are heavily impoverished. Thus, I request that this House postpones its work and discuss the pertinent issue of providing legal guarantee of Minimum Support Price (MSP) to the farmers,” Tewari wrote in a letter to the Lok Sabha Secretary General. Both Houses of Parliament– Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha– will resume at 11 am on Thursday to take up the legislative business on its agenda for the day.
The Rajya Sabha, which witnessed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 90-minute reply to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address, will continue the discussion on the Union Interim Budget 2024-25, and the Interim Budget of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir today.
As per the List of Business in the Upper House for the day, Union Minister Bupender Yadav will move a motion in today for election to the Central Advisory Committee.