Farm bills: Oppn urge Prez to hold back assent

Opposition parties have requested President Ram Nath Kovind not to give his assent to the contentious farm bills, and conveyed to him that their passage in Rajya Sabha was "unconstitutional", Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Wednesday. The government should have consulted all parties, farmer leaders before bringing the farm bills, Azad said after meeting the President.