12:44 PM: Senior Congress MP Mallikarjun Kharge says, "The Food Processing Minister was present and he should have spoken. Rahul Gandhi did not make a personal allegation against Punjab government. What is their right to make such allegations?"
12:24 PM: Paswan also thanks PM Modi for taking swift action for the welfare of farmers.
12:22 PM: We are compensating the farmers. We are concerned about the farmers and also doing the damage control of the last many years, says Paswan.
12:20 PM: Opposition is creating uproar in the Lok Sabha even as Union Minister Ramvilas Paswan is addressing the House.
12:15 PM: SAD MP Harsimrat Kaur hits back at Rahul Gandhi, asks where was Rahul when crops were destroyed due to bad weather. She says Rahul is playing drama and asks him to visit his constituency Amethi.
12:13 PM: Rahul Gandhi says the Prime Minister is in the country for some time. He should visit Punjab too and listen to farmers.
12:12 PM: "It is your government. It is our government but it is not the government of farmers and labourers."
12:10 PM: Rahul Gandhi raises the issue of farmers' crisis in Parliament. He says, "Your government did not help the farmers when it rained. He was not compensated, he suffered. The government is not procuring grains from farmers."
12:04 PM: Cabinet clears introduction of Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, 2015, providing for creation of the Fund and Authority to manage it. Cabinet also clears introduction of Merchant Shipping Amendment bill and amending of Companies Bill 2014.
11:59 AM: Cabinet clears Amendment to Prevention of Corruption Bill, 2013 to lay down more stringent measures to tackle corruption.
11:18 AM: Government relaxes compensation norms for farmers and lowers moisture content benchmark, say sources. The decision was taken in Cabinet meeting on farm sector crisis.
11:10 AM: SAD MP Harsimrat Kaur calls Rahul Gandhi's visit to Mandi in Punjab a farce adding that he has no strategy for farmers. "We announced package for farmers before Rahul's visit. When farmers were distressed, he was vacationing. He is just a part-time leader. It's a joke to say that his visit has woken us up. The Punjab government has been with the farmers throughout."
11:04 AM: Union Cabinet clears 100 Smart City projects. Old housing projects initiated by the previous government also cleared, say sources.
10:40 AM: Congress gives notice for suspension of question hour to take up farmers' issue. Party Vice President Rahul Gandhi is likely to address Parliament.
New Delhi: The Congress is all set to corner the Narendra Modi government in Parliament and will take up farmer issue. Party Vice President Rahul Gandhi who is reaching out to grief-stricken farmers in different states will raise the issue in the House. The Cabinet also met to discuss the agrarian crisis due to unseasonal rains and hailstorms.
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