Current Context: The Punjab assembly passed and gave approval for a resolution against Centre’s Farm Ordinance.
- The resolution was tabled by Punjab’s CM Amarinder Singh.
- As per the resolution, the ordinances were against farmers, in terms of their rights and federal structure.
- The resolution is against: Farmers produce ordinance 2020, farmers agreement on price assurance and farm services ordinance 2020, essential commodities ordinance 2020, electricity amendment bill 2020.
- As per the chief minister, the farmer's related ordinances were not only against the agriculture marketing system but also against the constitutions.
- All the four ordinances were direct intruding in the activities of state and thus were against cooperative federalism, and hence passed the resolution against them.
- Static Part:
- CM of Punjab: Captain Amarinder Singh
- Governor of Punjab: V.P.Singh Badnore
- Wild Life Sanctuaries in Punjab: Abohar WLS, Bir Badson WLS, Bir Bunerheri WLS, Harike Lake WLS, Jhajjar Bacholi WLS, Kathlaur Kushlian WLS, Nangal WLS, Bir Mehaswala WLS.
Questions:
Q.1 Which state recently passed a resolution against Centre’s Farm Ordinance?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Punjab
c. Assam
d. Mizoram
Q.2 Recently Punjab passed a resolution against which of the following ordinance?
a. Farm services ordinance 2020
b. Electricity amendment bill 2020
c. Farmers produce ordinance 2020
d. All of the above
b. Punjab
c. Assam
d. Mizoram
Q.2 Recently Punjab passed a resolution against which of the following ordinance?
a. Farm services ordinance 2020
b. Electricity amendment bill 2020
c. Farmers produce ordinance 2020
d. All of the above
