Long live debate-less parliamentary democracy Chidambarams dig at govt \
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Long live debate-less parliamentary democracy Chidambarams dig at govt

30-Nov-2021
New Delhi Nov 30 PTI Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram took a dig at the government on Tuesday over the repeal of the farm laws without a debate in Parliament saying long live debate-less parliamentary democracyParliament on Monday passed the bill to repeal the three contentious agricultural laws at the centre of protests by farmers for over a year with the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha giving their approval in quick succession amid an uproar on the first day of the Winter session without any discussionIn a tweet Chidambaram said that ahead of the Parliament session the prime minister offered to debate any issue and on the first day and on the first item of business the farm bills were repealed without a debateThe Agriculture Ministers logic to deny a debate was baffling he said when the Government and the Opposition agree there is no need for a debate the former Union minister saidThe farm bills were passed without a debate when the two sides did not agree and they were repealed without a debate when the two sides agreed Chidambaram said adding that whichever way there was no debate Long live debate-less Parliamentary democracy he saidCongress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that repealing the three farm laws without a debate in Parliament shows that the government is terrified and knows that it has done something wrongPrime Minister Narendra Modi had announced on November 19 that the three farm legislations would be repealedThe three laws were Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce Promotion and Facilitation Act The Farmers Empowerment and Protection Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Act and The Essential Commodities Amendment Act PTI ASK DV DV
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