Mr. Kumaraswamy has sought a “decisive meeting” to end the farmers’ struggle. New Delhi: Former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy today struck a delicate balancing act on the current agitation by farmers against the new agricultural laws: on the one hand, he called on the Narendra Modi government to “protect …
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Tomar reiterated his offer for dialogue on the provisions of the three laws. On Wednesday, farmers’ organizations stood firm in their demand that the minimum support price (MSP) be made mandatory, but appeared to have come down from the intransigent position that no less than the repeal of three new …
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LS Jakhar’s resignation is the first act of dissent of its kind by an official who supports farmers. Chandigarh: Punjab Deputy Inspector General of Prisons Lakhminder Singh Jakhar said today that he has resigned from the service in support of farmers protesting against three new agricultural laws introduced by the …
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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday he said the government is committed to ensuring the well-being of farmers and protecting their interests, as thousands of farmers continued protests for the seventeenth day in a row against three new agricultural laws. Speaking at the 93rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) …
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Bombay: The head of the CPN, Sharad Pawar, today warned the central government not to test the patience of farmers protesting against the three new agricultural laws that he said had been quickly passed in parliament. If not addressed in time, the senior leader said, the upheaval could snowball as …
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The Supreme Court has already issued notices to the central government on a number of previous petitions. The Bhartiya Kisan Union has petitioned the Supreme Court asking it to overturn three agricultural laws passed by Parliament in September. Thousands of farmers have been protesting these laws in recent weeks, demanding …
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Acquisitions increased after Bihar abolished APMC mandis in 2006, says Nitish Kumar. Bihar’s Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said today that the central government should allay the fears of farmers protesting the minimum support price (MSP), citing the experience of its own state of increased procurement since the abolition of government …
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