The two policemen were in command of the police force deployed for the farmers’ protests on the Delhi-Haryana Singhu border. Two officers from the Indian Police Service (IPS) who were deployed to the Delhi-Haryana Singhu border, where the farmers’ protest against the three controversial farm laws is taking place, tested …
Read More »While farmers claim not to consult on farm laws, government figures claim otherwise
In the context of the ongoing farmers’ protests in Delhi against agricultural reforms, there is a perception that the central government has not carried out extensive consultation and outreach activities with farmers and their representatives. However, the government figures have a different story. According to government officials, since these reforms …
Read More »BJP Farm Laws Campaign Amid Rejection
On Wednesday, farmers rejected the center’s written offer to amend farm laws. New Delhi: With no end to the stalemate between protesting farmers and the government, the BJP has planned a massive campaign across the country to promote the controversial farm laws that farmers have been protesting against for the …
Read More »Showdown between government and farmers: concessions restore powers to states, dilute key clauses
Written by Apurva Vishwanath | New Delhi | December 11, 2020 4:15:26 am Farmers shout slogans as they block a road during a protest against new agricultural laws on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border (Photo: AP) Government concessions, offered in an attempt to placate the protesting farmers, effectively dilute key parts …
Read More »Haryana: Resentment brews in JJP, talks about cutting ties with BJP
Written by Varinder Bhatia | Chandigarh | Updated: December 10, 2020 9:50:16 pm Indicating that the cracks within JJP are also widening, Ram Kumar Gautam, Narnaund MLA, criticized the anti-desertion law because the MLAs cannot make their point forcefully. While Haryana’s deputy CM Dushyant Chautala continues to support the BJP …
Read More »Consider Government Proposal, Ready for More Talks, Take Urges Protesting Farmers
A day after farmers rejected the Center’s draft proposal and called for another national shutdown on December 14, Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar delivered a press conference Thursday on farm laws. Addressing the press meeting, Tomar said that the agricultural laws were approved by the Lok Sabha and the Rajya …
Read More »Endless to stalemate on 3 laws, farmers build pressure with numbers
The number of farmers on the Delhi-Haryana borders is increasing with each passing day, and more from across Punjab and Haryana are heading directly to join the protest in the national capital against the three agricultural laws they consider detrimental to their livelihoods. The turmoil entered the 14th on Wednesday …
Read More »Will the government enact a law on MSP? The response of Tomar | India News
NEW DELHI: Union Minister of Agriculture Narendra Singh Drink Thursday he reiterated that the three new agricultural laws are intended for the welfare of the farmers and said the Center is open to deliberations to address any of their concerns. Thousands of farmers have been protesting against the new farm …
Read More »‘The center has no ego, it is ready to speak,’ says the agriculture minister as farmers reject the proposal
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said Thursday that the Center was ready to speak out and address farmers’ concerns about farm laws. He said again that the government had no ego. All of India Kisan Sabha General Secretary Hannan Mollah responded to the accusations by Union Minister Raosaheb Danve, …
Read More »Farmers’ Protest: Why Farm Reforms Are Hard to Sell
As the 1990s began, India found it difficult to repay the interest on the $ 90 billion in foreign loans that had underpinned a socialist system, causing a balance of payments emergency. Then the country resorted to a series of economic reforms to get out of the crisis. The 1991 …
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