While Centre-Farmer Talks Stall, UK Parliament to Hold Debate on Laws and Protests In the UK, we consistently scrutinise the actions of our government and also foreign governments; indeed, itâs the sign of a healthy democracy,â Labour MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi said.
The Union Flag flies near the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, June 7, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo
World05/Mar/2021
Jalandhar: Even as the protest against the three contentious agriculture laws continues at Delhi’s borders, the British parliament is all set to hold a debate on the farmersâ protest on March 8.
The UK parliamentâs debate on the ongoing protest has come at a time when the Modi government has been casting aspersions on any protests and rallies held abroad against the farm laws by calling it an âanti-nationalâ bid led by the Congress party. On January 5, over 100 MPs from the UK sent a letter to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressing c