NEW DELHI: The Center on Wednesday sent a draft proposal to allay the concerns of thousands of farmers protesting the new farm laws at various border points in Delhi. In its draft proposal, the Center said that it is willing to provide a written guarantee that the Minimum support price …
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Amid a global pandemic, it is not surprising that Indian farmers are concerned about the impact of recent agricultural reforms, said a top US lawmaker, speaking in support of agitated farmers who have been protesting the new laws. agricultural. Thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana, and several other states have …
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New Delhi: Agricultural scientist Dr. Varinderpal Singh refused to accept an award from a Union minister on Monday, in solidarity with farmers protesting against the new laws. Singh is the Chief Soil Chemist at the Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana. At an event in New Delhi on Monday, the Fertilizer …
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NEW DELHI: Encouraged by what they saw as a poor response to ‘Bharat bandh‘called by groups of farmers protesting against the agricultural laws, BJP launched a strong defense of the trio of decrees and called them favorable to the farmers as it sharpened its attack on the opposition. “The agricultural …
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Ajay More is survived by his parents, wife and three children. New Delhi: A 32-year-old farmer was found dead Tuesday morning near the Delhi-Haryana border, where protesters have been camping for about two weeks against the center’s controversial farm laws. Braving the winter cold, Ajay More from Sonipat de Haryana …
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LIVE updates from farmers’ protest: Union Interior Minister Amit Shah reiterated the government’s position against repealing new farm laws in a meeting with farmers on Tuesday, after which the sixth was canceled round of negotiations scheduled for today. Leaving the meeting, peasant leaders said that the government would instead submit …
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Farmers’ agitation against the Center’s three controversial farm laws entered Wednesday 14 amid signs that the standoff between the government and farm unions will not end soon. As protesting farmers continue to sit on the outskirts of Delhi, occupying several roads leading to the national capital, the sixth round of …
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Written by Sourav Roy Barman | New Delhi | Updated: December 9, 2020 7:50:48 am At the Singhu border, Tuesday. (Express photo by Gajendra Yadav) “We’re trapped”. In three words, Sarabjit Singh captures the crisis that has gripped farmers in Punjab, an otherwise leading state in terms of agricultural productivity …
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All India Kisan Sabha leader Hannan Mollah said the sixth round of talks between the government and the Center, scheduled for Wednesday, has been canceled. His statement came after 13 farmer leaders met with Union Interior Minister Amit Shah. Mollah said the minister told them that a proposal will be …
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Written by Sukhbir Siwach | Chandigarh | Updated: December 9, 2020 7:15:17 am In a memorandum to Narendra Singh Tomar, they had supported three laws but with the amendments suggested by the farmers’ unions for the continuation of the MSP and mandi system. (Archive) A Delhi lawyer and BJP supporters …
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