The Center had invited protesting farmers to the sixth round of talks and asked them to set a date at their convenience. The farmers, in their meeting on Wednesday, decided they would not set a date because they did not agree with the proposals sent by the agriculture minister. With …
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Written by Harikishan Sharma, Liz Mathew | New Delhi | Updated: December 23, 2020 9:05:45 am Narendra Singh Tomar with farmers who support new laws. WHILE adhering to its stance not to repeal the new farm laws, the Center is open to any suggestions that help break the deadlock with …
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By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 22, 2020 10:42:51 pm Arhtiyas in Punjab began their four-day strike against the income tax raids, which they allege were carried out to intimidate them for supporting farmers’ agitation against the Center’s farm laws. Even when the protests against the …
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As the farmers’ agitation against three farm laws entered its 27th day, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said Tuesday that he hopes the protesting unions will soon complete their internal discussions and resume talks with the government to resolve the crisis. He met with two more peasant corps from Delhi …
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Written by Anju Agnihotri Chaba, Harikishan Sharma | Jalandhar, New Delhi | Updated: December 22, 2020 7:32:11 am Protesting farmers listen to a speech while camping on a highway on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border outside New Delhi on Friday. (Photo: AP) A day after the government invited farmers’ representatives to …
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Written by Kamaldeep Singh Brar, Sukhbir Siwach | Chandigarh, Tarn Taran | Updated: December 22, 2020 8:02:31 am Farmers protest against new agricultural laws on the Gazipur border in New Delhi. (Express photo by Abhinav Saha) WITH protests against the Center’s new farm laws approaching its fourth week without any …
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Written by Harikishan Sharma | New Delhi | Updated: December 21, 2020 8:59:26 am Maan claimed that the organization also receives vegetables from Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. With farm unions intensifying protests to press their demand for the repeal of the three farm laws, the government on …
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By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 20, 2020 9:50:50 pm Peasant leader Rakesh Tikait, at a press conference, said that farmers would celebrate Kisan Diwas on December 23 and “we ask people not to cook lunch for a day.” (Express photo by Amit Mehra) Stepping up …
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Farmer protest updates: Farmer protests against farm laws entered their 25th day today. New Delhi: Farmers protesting against the three farm laws today threatened to block Ghazipur’s border between Uttar Pradesh and the national capital. The warning to intensify the protests comes amid government guarantees on the minimum support price …
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Farmers Protest in Delhi: Around 5pm today, farmers will hold a candlelight vigil in remembrance. New Delhi: It has been 25 days since thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and other Indian states began gathering in and around the national capital in protest against three new central agricultural …
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