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India Issues Démarche To UK Envoy Over Debate On Centre s Farm Laws In British Parliament
Foreign Secretary lodged a strong protest against the unwarranted and tendentious discussion in the British Parliament on the agricultural reforms
In response to the debate held in the British Parliament on Monday, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla summoned the British High Commissioner today to convey India s strong opposition. Shringla lodged a strong protest against the unwarranted and tendentious discussion in the British Parliament on the agricultural reforms. Earlier in the day, the Indian High Commission also issued a strongly worded statement over the one-sided discussion held in Westminster Hall.
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March 09, 2021 07:32 IST
The Indian High Commission made its displeasure known despite the British government earlier reiterating that the three New Delhi laws on agricultural reform were a “domestic matter”.
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Several lawmakers in the U.K. have been supportive of the protesting farmers which even prompted the High Commission to come out with a statement recently in support of the laws.
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The Indian High Commission made its displeasure known despite the British government earlier reiterating that the three New Delhi laws on agricultural reform were a “domestic matter”.
The High Commission of India in London has condemned a debate among some British lawmakers on an e-petition over the right of peaceful protests and freedom of the press in India amid the ongoing farmers’ stir against three New Delhi laws on agricultural reform.
Since November 2020, thousands of farmers have been protesting against three farm laws passed by the Indian parliament in September. The large-scale protests have drawn.