Farmers protest against the new Farm Bill on the Singhu, New Delhi border on Monday, December 14, 2020. Express photo by Abhinav Saha On the 19th day of the protests, the leaders of 32 agricultural unions intensified their agitation by observing a day of hunger strike starting at 8 am …
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Protest of various organizations in Chandigarh during the Bharat bandh on Tuesday. (Express photo by Kamleshwar Singh) The Bharat bandh called by groups of protesting farmers saw the greatest response in Punjab and Haryana, where roads were blocked and markets were closed on Tuesday. The shutdown, backed by most opposition …
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Farmers on the Delhi border in Singhu on Saturday. (Express photo: Praveen Khanna) Union Interior Minister Amit Shah on Saturday called on farmers to move to the Burari farm in the national capital to organize their protests and said the Center is ready to hold talks with them as soon …
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Farmers protest against Delhi: Water cannons were used at least twice to disperse farmers. New Delhi: It is absolutely wrong for farmers to be prevented from holding peaceful demonstrations against the Center’s new agricultural laws and using water cannons against them, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today. Haryana set …
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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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Written by Liz Mathew | New Delhi | Updated: September 23, 2020 7:29:24 am Ravi Shankar Prasad said: “Opposition to the bill is for the sake of politics.” Union Minister and BJP Senior MP Ravi Shankar Prasad talks to Liz Mathew about contentious agricultural bills and opposition protests in Parliament. …
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