President Ramnath Kovind Approves the Farm Bills; Faces Criticism
President Ramnath Kovind on September 27, approved all the three farm bills that were passed in the parliament. The approved bills are: Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, and Essential Commodities Bill. The Bills faced severe criticisms from opposition parties and farmers. Earlier, Chhattisgarh CM, Bhupesh Baghel, had stated that they would pass a resolution opposing the bill.