NEW DELHI: A day after submitting a proposed talks to the government, farmers ‘unions on Sunday agitated a call for a nationwide protest on New Years Day urging the public to commit to supporting the farmers’ struggle and demanding the repeal of the three central agricultural laws. The umbrella body …
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Prime Minister accuses opposition of using farmers; The All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordinating Committee says the focus is still on MSP. Refuting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claim that farmers’ unions were moving the goal posts every day, the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC) said on Friday that the …
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NEW DELHI: Agricultural unions on Friday objected to comments by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar linking ongoing protests to opposition parties, saying that farmers were determined to continue their agitation seeking the repeal of the new agricultural laws. “Instead of addressing the issue of repealing …
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CHANDIGARH: The Haryana Government on Tuesday it said it will seal the borders with Punjab from Nov. 26-27 to prevent farmers from that state from marching to Delhi for its “Delhi Chalo” protest event in the national capital. This occurs even as the Modi government extended an invitation to Punjab …
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that, for the first time in decades, the Union government has crafted laws that benefit farmers, workers, women and other marginalized sectors. In the context of protests by a farmers’ section and criticism from opposition parties of the recently passed farm bills, Prime …
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