Farm Agitation Casts Shadow On Punjab's Budget Session
The Morning Standard|March 02, 2021
THE first day of the Budget session of Punjab Assembly got off to a stormy start on Monday in the backdrop of the ongoing farmers’ agitation against three new farm laws.
Harpreet Bajwa
Farm Agitation Casts Shadow On Punjab's Budget Session

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