Amid the ongoing protest by farmers that he is completing on the 22nd Thursday, the Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar wrote an open letter addressing the farmers where he said that a misunderstanding had been created between some groups of farmers regarding reforms. “Several agricultural unions have welcomed the …
Read More »The Delhi Assembly rejects the 3 agricultural laws; Kejriwal breaks copies, says all farmers have become Bhagat Singh
Delhi Prime Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday lashed out at the central government amid farmer agitation during the one-day session of the Delhi Assembly. The protests against the three agrarian reforms of the Center began on the 22nd. Kejriwal broke the copies of the three agricultural laws during the session …
Read More »“ Do you know anything about agriculture? ”: MP CM criticizes Rahul Gandhi amidst uproar
Madhya Pradesh’s Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan lashed out Wednesday at Congressional Leader Rahul Gandhi over ongoing farmers’ protests against new farm laws, adding that people working against the country’s interests have entered the turmoil. Gandhi, who has been a strong critic of the three new laws passed by Parliament …
Read More »A key farmer leader favors conversations, saying ‘goals were changed’
A key leader of the ongoing protests against three new farm laws has expressed dissatisfaction with the upheaval, breaking ranks with his colleagues on the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC), a platform that is leading the protests. Sardar VM Singh, convener of the AIKSCC, told HT that the …
Read More »Farmers protest LIVE updates: Amid protests, farmers open makeshift gym on Singhu border
Delhi Police have tightened security at various border points by deploying more personnel and putting up multi-layered barricades as farmers block the Delhi-Jaipur highway today. The protests against the new agricultural reforms of the central government entered on the 18th. The protesting farmers said that the main roads linking Delhi …
Read More »Farmer turmoil is likely to continue and intensify, says NCP chief Pawar
The head of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Sharad Pawar, said on Friday that the ongoing farmers’ protest is likely to be prolonged and intensified if the Center does not make a decision as soon as possible. He said the protest that is currently on the Delhi borders could spread …
Read More »LIVE updates from farmers’ protest: Amritsar-based restaurant offers meals to protesters at Ghazipur border
Farmers ‘agitation against the central government’s agricultural reforms has entered the 16th. Farmers’ unions located on the borders of the national capital have threatened to block the railroad tracks across the country if the reforms are not removed. The unions also said they would occupy the toll plaza and block …
Read More »Farmers’ Protest: Why Farm Reforms Are Hard to Sell
As the 1990s began, India found it difficult to repay the interest on the $ 90 billion in foreign loans that had underpinned a socialist system, causing a balance of payments emergency. Then the country resorted to a series of economic reforms to get out of the crisis. The 1991 …
Read More »Boris Johnson confuses farmers’ protest with Indo-Pak dispute, mocks online
By: Trends Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 10, 2020 1:43:50 pm Johnson’s response sparked anger and joy among people, especially Indians on social media. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday confused the current farmer agitation against farm laws in India with the conflict in India and Pakistan, …
Read More »The farmers’ protest will intensify before December 14; Stalemate Continues As Talks Fail
Farmers have been protesting against the three central government agricultural reforms for the past 15 days. Several rounds of talks have taken place between leaders of farmers’ groups and union ministers, but they have not reached a logical conclusion. The sixth round of talks that were supposed to take place …
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