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A number of political parties, from Congress to Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), have backed on Tuesday the call for a Bharat bandh (closure strike) in support of farmers who have gathered on Delhi’s borders to protest against three agricultural laws introduced. through the Center, as the city’s traffic police braced …

Farmers protest: government to hold another round of talks with farmers on Wednesday New Delhi: The BJP responded to protesting farmers and the opposition today with nuggets from the past, reminding them that allowing private actors to enter the agricultural sector was their demand not so long ago. The BJP …

Peasant leaders held a short silent protest using ‘Yes / No’ signs to communicate New Delhi: With signs of “Yes” and “No”, angry farmers quietly protested at the meeting with the government on the new farm laws. The central problem for farmers has been the elimination of the three laws, …

Written by Parthasarathi Biswas, Edited by Explained Desk | Pune | Updated: December 5, 2020 10:34:12 pm In a mandi in New Delhi. The APMCs continue to report an annual business volume of over Rs 48,000 crore while the ‘business areas’ report business of around Rs 11,000-13,000 crore. (Express Photo: …

As thousands of farmers continue to agitate against laws enacted by the government earlier this year, agricultural union leaders and the government will meet for the fifth round of talks on Saturday to bring a solution to the deadlock in new legislation. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Food Minister …

Farmers protesting three farm laws announced on Friday a nationwide strike, or Bharat Bandh, on December 8, where they said they will block all toll plazas and roads leading to Delhi while hardening their position ahead of the fifth round of talks with the central government. scheduled for Saturday. Four …

India summoned Canadian envoy Nadir Patel on Friday and told him that statements by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canadian lawmakers on the farmers’ protest had the potential to “seriously” damage bilateral relations. The move signaled India’s anger over comments by Canadian leaders that have been perceived in New Delhi …

Former J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said on Friday that farmers have brought the Center to its knees and that the halt to peaceful protests shows the government’s nervousness and failure. Mufti, who was arrested on August 5, 2019 after the Center revoked J&K Article 370 and was released just …

Farmer protests today: The protest has entered the ninth day. New Delhi: Talks between three union ministers and a representative group of thousands of agitated farmers yielded no resolution on Thursday as union leaders stuck to their demand for repeal of new farm laws and even rejected lunch, tea and …

Written by Harikishan Sharma | New Delhi | Updated: December 4, 2020 7:07:19 am The farmers’ delegation after Thursday’s meeting. (Express photo by Tashi Tobgyal) On Thursday, the CENTRAL government gave up some ground and said it would reconsider certain provisions of the new farm laws, but the conversations were …