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 …
Read More »What Shiv Sena Said About Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Gurdwara Visit Amid Farmers’ Protest
Sena spokesperson ‘Saamana’ referred to Prime Minister Modi’s visit on Sunday to Gurdwara Rakabganj in Delhi Mumbai: The Shiv Sena today wondered what the outcome of the ongoing farmers’ protest will be after Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited a gurdwara and sought inspiration from Guru Tegh Bahadur, whose supporters are …
Read More »Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar’s convoy turns around as farmers display black flags
Protesting farmers surround a pickup truck that was part of Manohar Lal Khattar’s convoy Chandigarh: Hundreds of farmers protesting against the new agricultural laws showed black flags to Haryana’s chief minister, Manohar Lal Khattar, as he made his way to Ambala today. The BJP-led government in Haryana has been claiming …
Read More »Punjab Farm Agent To Close Stores For 4 Days In Protest Against TI Raids
Farmer Protests Updates: Farmers’ protests against farm laws entered their 27th day today. New Delhi: Commission agents known as Arhtiyas in Punjab will keep their stores closed for four days starting Tuesday in protest against income tax raids allegedly carried out to intimidate them for supporting farmers’ agitation against the …
Read More »Agricultural unions to meet by invitation to talks, say government letter ‘passes time’
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 …
Read More »70-year-old suicide attempt at protest site, says he hopes to open the government’s eyes
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 …
Read More »Most Indians support new farm laws, want protests to be suspended, according to News18 network poll
Amid protests in the national capital against the new agricultural reforms introduced by the Modi government, a poll by News18 Network found that the majority of Indians support the implementation of the new laws and think that the agitation of farmers should be cancelled. In the survey, conducted in 22 …
Read More »Punjab: tributes paid to 41 farmers who died during protests
Written by Raakhi Jagga | Ludhiana | Updated: December 21, 2020 8:24:02 am ‘Shradhanjali Diwas’ observed in the Jhamat village of Ludhiana. (Archive) On Sunday, tributes were paid to 41 farmers who have died since September 15, when protests against three Central farm laws intensified. “Our union organized programs to …
Read More »Delhi Farmers ‘Protest News: The Center reaches out to protesting farmers’ unions and asks them to set a date for talks to find solutions | India News
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 …
Read More »Kerala can pass a resolution against agricultural laws; Will quit politics if MSP is abolished, says Khattar
Thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana, UP and some other states are protesting against the Agreement on Price Assurance and Agricultural Services for Farmers (Empowerment and Protection), the Agricultural Products Trade and Trade (Promotion and Facilitation) Act and the Act Essential Products (Amendment) Act. Enacted in September, the three agricultural …
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