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Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal.

(Photo: PTI)President Ram Nath Kovind, as advised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has accepted the resignation of Akali Dal MP and Union minister, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, from the Union Council of Ministers with immediate effect, according to a statement issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday.Rashtrapati Bhavan also said that President Ram Nath Kovind has directed that Narendra Singh Tomar, Cabinet Minister, be assigned the charge of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, in addition to his existing portfolios.Harsimrat Kaur Badal resigned from the Union Cabinet on Thursday, displaying her opposition to the agriculture-related Bills passed in the Lok Sabha.Harsimrat Kaur Badal in a tweet said she resigned from the Union Cabinet and feels "proud" to stand by the farmers against these "anti-farmer" legislations."I have resigned from the Union Cabinet in protest against anti-farmer ordinances and legislation.

Proud to stand with farmers as their daughter and sister," she tweeted on Thursday."I don't want to be part of a government which brought farm sector bills without addressing apprehensions of farmers," she was later quoted as saying.Meanwhile, the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC) has given a call for an all-India band and protest on September 25.

| Harsimrat Kaur Badal resigns from Modi govt, says I'm protesting against anti-farmer bills





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