NEW DELHI: As thousands of farmers continue to protest at various borders in the national capital demanding the repeal of three new farm laws, a representative group of their unions received a Wednesday draft proposal from the government on some key concerns raised by protesters. The draft proposal has been …
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When the Center sent a new proposal on Wednesday, which included the guarantee of a minimum support price, a change in the APMC law, taxes on private players, etc., protesting farmers hardened their position and said that if the government is stubborn not to withdraw the laws, so farmers are …
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Farmer groups met with three Union ministers on Saturday for the fifth round of talks amid ongoing protests over the Center’s new farm laws. Union Minister of Agriculture Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister of Railways, Trade and Food, Piyush Goyal, and Minister of State for Commerce Som Parkash, who is a …
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Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Monday night said protesting farmers had been invited back to the talks on Tuesday. It had previously been decided that the next round of discussion would take place on December 3, but due to the incessant turmoil, the coronavirus pandemic and cold weather, …
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Calling for attention, thousands of farmers head to the national capital on Friday with their echoes of the repeal of three increasingly strong farm laws enacted by Parliament in September. Thursday witnessed high-voltage clashes between police personnel and protesting farmers forcing their way into adjacent areas of Delhi such as …
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Haryana farmers removed the barricades and made their way through trucks parked on the bridge near Karna Lake, 5 km from Karnal city, to resume their march from Delhi Chalo despite police using tear gas and water cannons to halt their advance on Thursday. Karnal Police Superintendent Ganga Ram Punia …
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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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AMBALA: On the call for agrarian organizations including Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) Haryana, for three controversies farm bills, farmers blocked main roads and protested peacefully in Ambala Division from 10am to 4pm on Fridays. Farmers participated in peaceful protests in various places in Ambala, Kurukshetra and Yamunanagar, while chanting slogans …
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Despite the approval of the agricultural reform bills in Parliament, protests in Haryana continue with various organizations preparing to support Bharat Bandh’s call on September 25. Farmer leaders said that various farmer organizations such as Bharatiya kisan union (BKU), all India Farmers Union (AIFU), all India kisan sangharsh Coordination Committee …
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Thousands of farmers have blocked NH 344 national highway, also known as Ambala-Roorkee, near Milk Majra village in Haryana’s Yamunanagar district to oppose land reform bills currently being debated in Parliament. Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) state president Gurnam Singh Charuni led the protest in Yamunanagar and thanked farmers for coming …
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