Tag Archives: Agricultural bills

Agri Bills 2020 triggers a protest in the state

Haryana Farmers Protest: Farmers protest against new farm laws on their tractors. Ambala / Chandigarh / New Delhi: Haryana farmers have stepped up their protest against three new agriculture bills, which were introduced in Rajya Sabha this morning. The state government has stepped up security arrangements after various farmers’ organizations …

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Why farmers oppose ‘farmer-friendly’ reforms

In May of this year, the government announced major reforms in agricultural markets. These included the deregulation of agricultural foods from the Essential Products Act (ECA). Farmers were also allowed to sell their produce outside of markets regulated by the government or the Agricultural Products Market Committees (APMC). Another set …

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Farm bills: on the same page as BJP

Sanjay Jha was suspended by Congress in July for “anti-party activities” (Archive) New Delhi: Congress and the BJP are “on the same page” when it comes to farm bills, suspended Congressional leader Sanjay Jha tweeted Friday afternoon, noting that the Narendra Modi government was simply doing what the Congress had …

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Harsimrat Badal on agricultural bills

Akali Dal leader and MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal spoke to NDTV today New Delhi: Akali Dal leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal, who resigned from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet on Thursday in protest of farm laws, told NDTV on Friday that farmers were concerned about being kicked out of the agricultural …

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