NEW DELHI, 30 November 2021, (TON): The Lok Sabha, lower House of the Indian parliament, passed a bill to repeal the three contentious agricultural sector reform laws, against which farmers have been protesting for over a year, within minutes of its introduction without discussion.

Soon after the Lok Sabha reassembled at noon after a brief adjournment on the first day of the winter session, Indian Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar introduced the Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021 through which the government wants to scrap the three laws which were passed by parliament in September last year.

The three laws were brought with an objective to bring reforms in the agriculture sector, especially marketing of farm produce.

The opposition lawmakers rushed to the well of the House demanding a debate on the bill and raised slogans and banners, our New Delhi correspondent reports.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said he was ready to allow discussion on the bill provided the protesting lawmakers go back to their seats and there is order in the House.

However, the opposition did not pay heed to the Speaker's appeal and continued their protests.