Thousands of farmers, mainly from Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh, have been camping on the Delhi border for several weeks, demanding the repeal of laws that they claim will lead to the weakening of the minimum support price (MSP) system. . The three contentious laws are the Trade in …
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After the seventh round of talks, peasant leaders said the government said it needs to hold internal consultations and would then go back to the unions. The seventh round of talks between union ministers and the agricultural unions protesting Monday failed to resolve the deadlock in three new agricultural reform …
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The seventh round of talks between protesting farmers’ unions and three central ministers kicked off here Monday afternoon to break the more than a month-long stalemate on recent farm laws. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Railways, Trade and Food Minister Piyush Goyal, and State Minister for Trade Som Parkash, …
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Farmers sit in the back of their tractor wagon as they continue to block a road on the Delhi-Haryana border on the outskirts of New Delhi. (AP Photo / Manish Swarup) Farmers’ Protest Live Updates: Representatives of farmers protesting at the Delhi borders arrived at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi on …
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The government is looking for more time to respond; more talks on December 9. After four hours of discussion with central ministers on the 10th day of their ongoing protests on the Delhi borders, peasant leaders ran out of patience. Refusing to speak anymore, they spent 25 minutes “maun vrat”Or …
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