India, Feb. 25 -- The Punjab assembly unanimously passed a resolution against the Centre's draft of the National Policy Framework on Agricultural Marketing, asserting that it is an attempt to bring back the three farm laws repealed by the Centre in 2021 following widespread farmer protests.

The AAP government said the policy undermines the state's authority over agricultural matters and attempts to re-introduce agriculture "through the backdoor". The resolution comes in the wake of farmer leaders urging the government to reject the framework.

Two BJP MLAs were not present in the House when the resolution was passed.

The resolution, introduced by state agriculture minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian, said: "This House rejects the draft Natio...