New Delhi, February 9
Congress MPs from Punjab will move Private Member’s Bill in the Lok Sabha to pressure the government for repeal of farm laws and urge other MPs to join them.
Eight MPs — Preneet Kaur, Manish Tewari, Ravneet Bittu, JS Gill, Gurjeet Aujla, Amar Singh, Mohd Sadique and Santokh Choudhary — collectively and individually submitted the Bills to the Lok Sabha secretariat today. They said they would request Speaker Om Birla to prioritise the legislations in the interest of farmers.
R-Day violence: Deep Sidhu arrested
On the run since Red Fort incident on January 26, actor-turned-activist Deep Sidhu was nabbed by the Delhi Police from Karnal. He was remanded in police custody for seven days. The prosecution claimed that Sidhu was seen entering the fort with supporters carrying swords and flags.