Farmers unions, particularly in Punjab and Haryana, say the new laws will lead to the dismantling of the MSP system under which government agencies buy their crops at a guaranteed price. In its proposal to farmers on Wednesday, the Center had said it would give a written guarantee that the …
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New Delhi: Amid an ongoing protest against three agricultural laws, a delegation of 29 farmers from Haryana met with Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday to extend their support for the new legislation and threatened to organize a protest if repealed. The delegation, led by Guni Prakash, head of …
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“The Center has admitted that laws have been made for traders. If agriculture is a state issue, the central government has no right to make laws about it,” said Balbir Singh Rajewal, another leader. Thousands of farmers have been protesting at various border points for almost two weeks seeking the …
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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 …
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LIVE updates from farmers ‘protest: Farmers’ leaders on Wednesday rejected the government’s proposal to amend three controversial farm laws and announced that they would intensify their agitation by blocking the Jaipur-Delhi and Delhi-Agra highways by Saturday, and escalating at a national level protest on December 14. Farmers have been protesting …
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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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With the head of the NCP, Sharad Pawar, backing the farmers’ protest against the controversial agricultural reforms, government sources noted on Sunday that, as minister of agriculture in the dispensation of the UPA, he had asked the senior ministers to amend the APMC Act. in their states to allow the …
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By: Desk Explained | New Delhi | Updated: December 3, 2020 11:39:55 am Without some support from the state, the smallest of Indian peasants would be even more vulnerable. (Archive) The three controversial farm bills, which received approval from the president on September 27, essentially change the rules on the …
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The Maharashtra government Vikas Aghadi, led by Shiv Sena, on Wednesday struck down a notice issued in August for the implementation of contentious agricultural ordinances, which were replaced by three laws passed in Parliament this month. The move came after the coalition’s key ally, Congress, threatened to boycott a state …
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Farmers protest against new central and state farm laws in Bengaluru on Monday. (Photo: PTI) The Karnataka Bandh has partially affected normal public life as public transport has been affected and business establishments have drawn down the blinds in support of farmers. CNN-News18 Bangalore Last update: September 28, 2020 11:49 …
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