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Farmer leaders meet with Narendra Singh Tomar to give his letter of support for farm laws New Delhi: A group of 29 farmer leaders from Haryana met with Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar today to show their support for the new farm laws, amid growing protest from farmers who want …

Dushyant Chautala met with Rajnath Singh and Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday. New Delhi: Farmers protesting the center’s new farm laws are likely to reach an understanding with the government in the next 24 to 48 hours, Haryana Chief Deputy Minister Dushyant Chautala said on Saturday, in a surprising claim …

Sukhbir Badal said the farmers are not happy to spend the nights on the cold streets, but they are helpless. Amritsar: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal said on Saturday that Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal attacked the Union government led by the Bharatiya Janata …

“As a proud Indian, I am indeed saddened and upset by the statements made by Mr. Yograj Singh,” he wrote on Twitter. Former Indian SUV Yuvraj Singh said on Saturday that he hoped for a “quick resolution” to farmers’ current problems through dialogue. The 2011 World Cup winning star also …

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday he said the government is committed to ensuring the well-being of farmers and protecting their interests, as thousands of farmers continued protests for the seventeenth day in a row against three new agricultural laws. Speaking at the 93rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) …

Bahadurgarh (Haryana): A day after farmers’ unions rejected an elaborate proposal by the Union government to address multiple concerns related to the three controversial farm laws, the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta-Ugrahan), the largest group among the 32 organizations, marked Human Rights Day demanding the release of several intellectuals and democratic …

By: Desk Explained | New Delhi | December 12, 2020 10:39:16 am Farmers protest at the Delhi Singhu border in New Delhi on December 11, 2020 (Express photo: Abhinav Saha) In its joint opinion piece, Aadil Boparai and Salman Khurshid, both from the National Congress of India, explain why farmers …

Former India international Yuvraj Singh today distanced himself from his father’s comment during the farmers’ protest last week, stating that Yograj’s comments had been made on an individual basis and that their ideologies are not the same in any way. Twitter calls for arrest of Yuvraj Singh’s father for provocative …

NEW DELHI: Traffic police warned that traffic movement may be affected during the weekend as the protest farmers have threatened to block the Delhi-Jaipur Highway and take over the Yamuna Highway on Saturday. Arrangements are being made to deter farmers and facilitate progress for motorists in places likely to be …

Agricultural reforms will increase farmers’ incomes, says the prime minister amid a protest. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today that new agricultural laws enacted by the central government a few months ago will help break down barriers between the agricultural and associated sectors, creating new markets for farmers …