The government’s construction arm, CPWD, has blamed opposition parties for the silence of the microphones in Rajya Sabha during the passage of contentious agricultural bills in September. It also led to a brief period of silence on Rajya Sabha TV. The Opposition had accused the Rajya Sabha authorities of deliberately …
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New Delhi: A convoy of at least 10,000 female protesters heading towards Delhi from 14 Punjab districts is led by a female farmer. Harinder Bindu from Bhatinda has been a farmer for no less than 30 years. Bindu has lived his entire life in Punjab with his son, brother, sister-in-law, …
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Home India Eight hours later, the farmers and the government agree to “keep talking”; Punjab waits for trains During the meeting, both sides tried to bring common ground to restore rail services in Punjab, which have been suspended since September 24, when farmers began their “rail roko” agitation against the …
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Written by Harikishan Sharma, Avishek G Dastidar | New Delhi | Updated: November 14, 2020 10:13:20 am Punjab farmers during the discussion session with the Center. (Photo: Twitter / Narendra Singh Tomar) Talks between the government and representatives of the farmers’ unions remained inconclusive on Friday, with both sides declining …
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The Center will resume rail services in Punjab only when blockades along the railroad tracks are cleared, rail board chairman and chief executive VK Yadav said Thursday, adding that the state government has ensured that all locks will be removed on Friday. As of Thursday night, 14 of the 32 …
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Peasant leaders leave the meeting with the agriculture secretary and protest in front of the Krishi Bhawan in Delhi. A seven-member panel of protesting farmers in Punjab was formed on Tuesday to hold talks with the Center. The head of the Bharatiya Kisan (Rajewal) Union, Balbir Singh Rajewal, said that …
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On Monday, the Supreme Court issued a notice to the Center, seeking a response to a petition challenging the agricultural bills passed by Parliament last month. These bills received the approval of President Ram Nath Kovind and became law. The notice was issued following a petition filed by Rakesh Vaishnav, …
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NEW DELHI: Like Congress weighs the options to neutralize the controversial central agricultural laws, it emerges that the states ruled by the party may desist from measures that may trigger a confrontation with the Center led by the BJP. Punjab and Chhattisgarh are known to bring their own bills that …
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Last week, the President of India promoted the three agricultural bills, namely the Agricultural Products Trade and Trade (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 (FPTC), the Assurance Agreement of Farmer Prices (Empowerment and Protection) Services Bill, 2020 (FAPAFS), and Essential Products Bill (Amendment), 2020. The opposition and farmer organizations continue to …
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. While Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri hit Gandhi out saying ‘the padded sofas on tractors are not a protest’, Textiles Minister Smriti Irani called him a ‘VIP kisan’ News18.com Last update: October 5, 2020 8:35 PM IST FOLLOW US: More than farmer issues, Rahul Gandhi’s …
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