NEW DELHI: Farmers prevented the collection of fees at toll plazas in Haryana and parts of western UP on Saturday, the 17th day of protest at the Delhi borders, even as they announced they would intensify their agitation by observing a one-day hunger strike on December 14th. While the heads …
Read More »Farmers must distance themselves from those seeking political resurgence: Nirmala Sitharaman
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday that protesting farmers must distance themselves from those clinging to them for a “political resurgence.” In an interview for News18, Sitharaman lashed out at the opposition, saying that farmers are being used for political gain. “The opposition is playing politics on the …
Read More »Farmers supporting the new laws meet with the Minister of Agriculture and threaten to protest if the reforms are repealed
The group sent a ‘letter of support’ to Narendra Singh Tomar and lobbied the government. to move on. Amid an ongoing protest against three farm laws, a delegation of 29 farmers from Haryana met with Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday to extend their support for the new laws …
Read More »Include parliamentarians and legal advisers among priority groups for Covid-19 vaccines, Haryana writes to the center
Chandigarh: The Haryana government has written to the Center to make public representatives, including parliamentarians and MLAs, among the priority groups for COVID-19 vaccination once it starts, Health Minister Anil Vij said on Saturday. He also said that the state government is making all the preparations in terms of building …
Read More »The second group of farmers meets with the Minister of Agriculture with a letter of support
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 …
Read More »Group of farmers in support of new laws meets with agriculture minister and threatens to protest if repealed | India News
NEW DELHI: Amid an ongoing protest against three farm laws, a delegation of 29 farmers from Haryana met with the Minister of Agriculture Narendra singh Take Saturday to extend their support for the new legislation and threatened to organize a protest if they are repealed. The delegation, led by Bharatiya …
Read More »Advance with farmers probably in 24-48 hours
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 …
Read More »After indications of an alliance breakdown, Dushyant Chautala meets Rajnath Singh
Haryana Senior Deputy Minister and Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) Leader Dushyant Chautala met with Defense Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on Saturday, a day after the former announced that he would resign from his post at the Haryana government if it cannot guarantee a minimum price of support. (MSP) …
Read More »Delhi-Jaipur highway may be out of bounds | Delhi News
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 …
Read More »Will be withdrawn if there is no minimum price for farmers
Dushyant Chautala said he will work to secure the MSP for farmers while in power (Archive) New Delhi: Haryana’s Senior Deputy Minister Dushyant Chautala, a key ally of the BJP, vowed on Friday to step down from his post if he cannot secure the minimum support price (MSP) guarantee for …
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