The supreme and former PNC Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Tuesday accused the Center of demolishing three new agricultural laws without consulting the states and stated that agriculture cannot be managed “sitting in Delhi” as it involves farmers working in distant villages. As farmers protest on the borders of Delhi …
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The farmers’ unions protesting on Saturday decided to resume dialogue with the Center and proposed December 29 as the date for the next round of talks, said farmer leader Rakesh Tikait. The decision was made during a meeting of Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, a body that brings together 40 farmers’ unions …
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The protesting farmers’ unions have proposed holding another round of talks with the Center at 11 a.m. on December 29, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait said on Saturday. The decision was made at a meeting of Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, a body that brings together 40 farmers’ unions protesting on Delhi’s borders …
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The ‘Dilli Chalo’ protest against three agricultural laws called by several thousand farmers on November 26 enters the 30th of Friday. Protesters, according to their announced schedule, will picket toll plazas today as the clash with the Center over the laws continues, although the Center on Thursday sent a new …
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Written by Raakhi Jagga | Ludhiana | Updated: December 24, 2020 1:05:44 pm As part of the plan, Satbir Singh, the secretary general of state of the Kirti Kisan Union (KKU), Punjab, was in Mumbai on Tuesday. (Archive) Punjabi peasant leaders protesting on the Delhi borders have started traveling to …
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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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Kisan Ekta Morcha’s Facebook accounts were blocked for three hours on Sunday. New Delhi: Facebook clarified today that a mistake on its part led to the blocking of accounts used by farmers protesting Sunday against the government’s new farm laws. The social networking site said its automated systems flagged Kisan …
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NEW DELHI: Eleven days after the talks broke down, on Sunday, the Center once again reached out to protesting farmers unions urging them to provide details of all remaining concerns, beyond those identified above, and fix a date at your convenience for the next round of discussions to come up …
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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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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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