The debate was a response to a petition started by Maidenhead’s Liberal Democrat leader, London / New Delhi: A debate in the British Parliament on Monday on “farmer safety” and “freedom of the press” in India has sparked a strong response from India’s High Commission in London. “We deeply regret …
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For three hours, from 12 noon to 3 pm on Saturday, farmers protesting against the Center’s new agricultural laws blocked several roads mainly in Punjab and Haryana on Saturday. Elsewhere, the call for a nationwide “chakka jam” elicited a mixed response. In both states, however, the blockade disrupted traffic on …
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Ongoing protests by farmers demanding an immediate withdrawal of the three farm laws that they fear would corporatize agriculture continued through the 23rd with no signs of change on Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing an Assocham event, reiterated once again that the laws are benefiting farmers and not …
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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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By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 12, 2020 10:35:00 pm Farmers block a road on the Singhu border between Delhi and Haryana. (AP Photo) There seems to be no end in sight for him deadlock between the Center and the farmers even as the ongoing protests …
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By: FE online | Updated: December 11, 2020 5:56:07 pm Farmers Protest 2020, Indian Farmers Protest HIGHLIGHTS: The Center has asked farmers to reconsider their proposal and engage in dialogue. Thousands of farmers from Haryana and Punjab have camped on the borders of Delhi. (AP) HIGHLIGHTS of the 2020 Indian …
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Toronto / London Jagmeet Singh, the leader of the New Democratic Party of the Canadian Federal Opposition (NDP) has delved into the controversy surrounding the ongoing farmers’ protests in India. In a tweet, Singh described “violence perpetrated” by the government against farmers “peacefully protesting” as “egregious”. After expressing his “solidarity” …
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Written by Harikishan Sharma, Lalmani Verma | Dehradun, New Delhi | September 30, 2020 4:30:03 am Prime Minister Narendra Modi also inaugurated the Ganga Avalokan Museum in Haridwar. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who targeted the opposition for protesting against the new agricultural laws, said Tuesday that “these people are not …
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Congress has decided to launch a national protest starting Thursday against the two agrarian reform bills recently approved by Parliament. The decision to agitate at the national level was made at a meeting of secretaries general and heads of states held at the Congress party headquarters in Delhi. “Starting on …
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