Written by Vandita Mishra | Chandigarh, Jalandhar, Ludhiana | December 23, 2020 4:29:22 am In the course of these farmers’ protests, Prime Minister Modi is on the ground and in the fray in Punjab in a way that has not been seen in other states, even during an election. (Quick) …
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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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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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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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A day after the Supreme Court criticized the Center for the farmers’ ongoing protests as the negotiations failed, a bank headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde on Thursday asked India’s attorney general whether the government can commit to the laws will not be implemented while the court is hearing the …
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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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By: FE online | Updated: December 11, 2020 5:56:07 pm Farmers Protest 2020, Indian Farmers Protest HIGHLIGHTS: The Center has asked farmers to reconsider their proposal and engage in dialogue. Thousands of farmers from Haryana and Punjab have camped on the borders of Delhi. (AP) HIGHLIGHTS of the 2020 Indian …
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The ongoing farmer protests that besieged the national capital entered their 15th day on Thursday, a day after farmers rejected the Center’s final proposal for amendments to the three farm laws and announced a larger move. The stalemate is likely to continue as there are no more meetings scheduled between …
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When the Center sent a new proposal on Wednesday, which included the guarantee of a minimum support price, a change in the APMC law, taxes on private players, etc., protesting farmers hardened their position and said that if the government is stubborn not to withdraw the laws, so farmers are …
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Thousands of farmers initially from Punjab and Haryana and later from other states launched a protest on November 26 against three farm laws that they fear will corporateize agriculture. Defying police resistance and the freezing weather, they have now arrived in Delhi, with various groups besieging various borders of the …
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