Written by Manjit S Kang | Updated: December 19, 2020 9:54:20 am Farmers protesting against new agricultural laws on the Singhu border. In the early 1960s, near-famine conditions prevailed in India and about 10 million tonnes of wheat had to be imported from the United States under the PL480 program. …
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Farmers ‘agitation against the three controversial farm laws went into effect on Friday 23rd and as of now, the stalemate continues between the government and farmers’ unions. Amid the continuing stalemate, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address Madhya Pradesh farmers virtually on Friday in a ‘Kisan Kalyan Sammelan’. The program …
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Written by Somya Lakhani | New Delhi | Updated: December 18, 2020 8:55:25 am The protest site on the Singhu border in New Delhi on Thursday. (Express photo by Abhinav Saha) IT WAS a few nights ago that the idea for a newsletter in Hindi and Punjabi was born inside …
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When the Supreme Court on Thursday heard the issue of the farmers ‘ongoing protest and made some suggestions to unravel the current impasse, protesting farmers’ unions remained stern with their demand to withdraw the laws first. A crucial meeting is being held at the BJP headquarters to discuss farmers’ problems …
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Amid the ongoing protest by farmers that he is completing on the 22nd Thursday, the Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar wrote an open letter addressing the farmers where he said that a misunderstanding had been created between some groups of farmers regarding reforms. “Several agricultural unions have welcomed the …
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As farmer protests against the three new farm laws on the Delhi border enter Day 22, the clash between protesting farmers and the government appears to be heading for a stalemate similar to that of Shaheen Bagh. The three weeks of peasant unrest have caused the ruling BJP to plan …
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Delhi Prime Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday lashed out at the central government amid farmer agitation during the one-day session of the Delhi Assembly. The protests against the three agrarian reforms of the Center began on the 22nd. Kejriwal broke the copies of the three agricultural laws during the session …
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Madhya Pradesh’s Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan lashed out Wednesday at Congressional Leader Rahul Gandhi over ongoing farmers’ protests against new farm laws, adding that people working against the country’s interests have entered the turmoil. Gandhi, who has been a strong critic of the three new laws passed by Parliament …
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Baba Ram Singh, a priest from Haryana, shot himself on Wednesday at a site of continued protests by farmers. In a handwritten note, the 65-year-old man expressed his grief at the protest against the three laws passed by Parliament in September. In his note, he said that he felt a …
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Written by Harikishan Sharma | New Delhi | December 16, 2020 11:34:04 am Farmers protest against central farm laws on the Singhu, New Delhi border on December 14, 2020 (Express photo: Abhinav Saha) Farmers’ unions, who are protesting at the Delhi borders against recently enacted farm laws, sent a written …
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