With the government still undecided on two of its four key demands, the farmers’ unions opposed the new agricultural laws On Saturday he threatened to lead a rally of tractors in Delhi on January 26 if the demands are not met by then. The government and farmers’ unions are scheduled …
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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday released quotas of more than 18 billion rupees under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme to more than 9 million beneficiary farm families. Under the PM-Kisan Scheme, a financial benefit of Rs 6,000 / – is provided to eligible beneficiary …
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By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 14, 2020 10:41:00 pm New Delhi: Farmers on the Singhu border during their sit-in protesting the Center’s agricultural reform laws in New Delhi, Monday, December 14, 2020. (PTI) Intensifying their agitation against the Center’s controversial farm laws, leaders of around …
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NEW DELHI: A day after the proposed blockade of the Delhi-Jaipur Highway (NH-48) failed, farmers in Delhi’s neighboring states are ready to march again on Sunday to attempt a second blockade of the crucial interstate highway. Farmers have been protesting for 18 days to demand that the Center repeal the …
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NEW DELHI: Steadfast in their demand to repeal all three farm laws, farmer groups continued their agitation on Delhi’s interstate borders for the 16th consecutive day on Friday. The leaders of the peasant groups affirmed that if the central government presented new positive proposals, they would retake the parliaments. Here …
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NEW DELHI: Thousands of farmers gathered at the Singhu border held a meeting on Saturday morning amid a heavy security presence and decided to continue demonstrating there as hundreds of farmers entered the national capital to hold a protest in Sant Nirankari Ground on Friday after facing tear gas, water. …
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A delegation of protesting farmer leaders from Punjab, invited to the talks by Union agriculture secretary Sanjay Agarwal, left the meeting and demanded the presence of agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar, according to a general platform representing the farmers. The Center had invited at least 31 farmer organizations and their …
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