The Opposition in the Rajya Sabha raged over the three agriculture bills that according to them are anti-farmer and pro-capitalist. An old ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), asked its union minister to quit in protest and gave the Opposition's anti-Modi rant new vigour even as the bills were passed in the upper house.

Since the Lok Sabha has already approved the bills, the President's ratification will turn them into laws for implementation across the country. The Opposition — interestingly it does not include all anti-BJP parties — is resolved to not allow the laws to be implemented in their existing form. The BJP yet again faces the allegation of being a corporate-friendly party. The country will soon see the opposition parties shouting in the streets, championing the cause of the biggest vote bank of farmers. In Punjab, the SAD has its own battle to fight against the Congress over farming issues. The BJP claims that the reforms will create a win-win position for the farmers and last end buyers.