Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday that the Center never intended to remove the Minimum Support Price (MSP) and did not ‘Mai Ka Lal‘could take land away from farmers even as protests against farm reform laws entered their fifth week. Addressing the opposition, Rajnath, who has been at …
Read More »Open to talks, but needs a more concrete proposal, not just adjustments: agricultural unions to government
Written by Jignasa Sinha | New Delhi | Updated: December 24, 2020 7:49:44 am At the Singhu border on Wednesday. Farmers’ unions, protesting on the Delhi borders for nearly a month against the new farm laws, said on Wednesday they sent a letter to the Center, stating that they are …
Read More »Supreme Court says farmers have the right to protest, suggests Center suspend farm laws
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 17, 2020 5:14:44 pm Women, including widows and family members of farmers believed to have committed suicide out of debt, attend a protest against agricultural laws on the Tikri border near Delhi. (Reuters) Recognizing the right of farmers to non-violent …
Read More »Farmers’ protest: SC says government talks have not worked, proposes formation of panel to resolve issues
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 16, 2020 4:43:54 pm Farmers protest against central farm laws on the Singhu, New Delhi border on December 14, 2020 (Express photo: Abhinav Saha) Noting that the Center’s negotiations with farmers protesting against the agrarian reform laws have yielded no …
Read More »Farmers block essential services, increasing Covid-19 threat: petition filed in Supreme Court
A petition seeking the immediate removal or dispersal of the mass gathering of farmers on the Delhi borders was presented to the Supreme Court on Friday as the farmers’ ongoing protest entered its ninth day. The petitioner said that the meeting that led to the closure of many routes is …
Read More »Farmers continue to protest on Delhi border: Latest developments | India News
NEW DELHI: On Sunday, farmers continued to protest in Delhi Singhu Y Tikri border entry points opposing the new agricultural laws. The agitation groups said the government should come forward with an “open heart” and not with a “condition” after the interior minister. Amit shah He said the Center is …
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