Punjab’s Chief Minister Amarinder Singh called his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal “this crafty little one” as the two traded positions over the notification of one of the three new central agricultural laws in the national capital. A day earlier, Punjab’s chief minister had criticized Party leader Aam Aadmi (AAP) for …
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The All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) threatened on Wednesday to halt the movement of essential products into northern India from December 8 and subsequently to other parts of the country if the government does not allay farmers’ concerns. with respect to recently passed farm laws. The chairman of India’s …
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On Wednesday, farmer groups demanded that the Narendra Modi government in the Center convene a special session of Parliament to repeal the three agricultural reform laws. Farmers were addressing the press at the Delhi-Haryana border in Singhu. “As long as the demand to repeal the laws is not met, we …
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A group of senior transporters on Wednesday threatened to halt the movement of essential goods in northern India and subsequently across the country if the demands of farmers protesting against three farm laws passed in September to liberalize the sector. The All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC), a group of …
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Farmers protesting against the Center’s farm laws continued their sit-in on the Noida-Delhi border for a second day on Wednesday, leading to the closure of a key route connecting Uttar Pradesh with the national capital. The Delhi Transit Police have advised travelers traveling to the national capital to avoid using …
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Written by Sukhbir Siwach | Chandigarh | Updated: December 2, 2020 8:09:34 am Head of JJP Ajay Singh Chautala With the majority of JJP’s 10 MLAs coming out in support of protesting farmers, BJP’s ally in Haryana on Tuesday backed their demand for MSP secured for crops. JJP chief Ajay …
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Written by Harikishan Sharma, Liz Mathew | New Delhi | December 2, 2020 5:18:31 am Peasant leaders with cabinet ministers at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi on Tuesday. (Photo: Tashi Tobgyal) Moving to resolve the standoff with farmers protesting on the doorstep of Delhi against the recently enacted farm laws, the …
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The Bharatiya Janata Party leadership is pushing for an early and friendly resolution of the farmers’ protest as the current unrest threatens to derail the party’s expansion plans in Punjab and undermines the government’s “pro-farmer image”. Union, said people familiar with the details. . Even when the meeting between the …
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau backed farmers protesting in India against the new central government agricultural laws, calling the situation “worrying”. Trudeau spoke at an online event to mark the 551st birthday of Guru Nanak on Monday. In his address, he referred to the news about the farmers’ protests that …
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When Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau became the first international head of government to formally comment on the ongoing farmer protests in India, Shiv Sena’s leader Priyanka Chaturvedi tweeted that “India’s internal problem it is not fodder for the politics of another nation. ” Chaturvedi also urged Prime Minister Narendra …
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