NEW DELHI: Farmers protesting the recently enacted farm laws on Sunday were supported by RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) on their demand for a legal guarantee to secure the purchase of food grains at a minimum support price (MSP). This is the second organism linked to RSS after BKS …
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Delhi Prime Minister Arvind Kejriwal will hold a one-day fast on Monday in support of farmers protesting against agricultural laws in the national capital. The CM also urged members and supporters of its Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to join it. “I ask all party supporters (AAP) and people across the …
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Farmers block the Delhi-UP border during their protest against the new agricultural laws, on NH-24 in Ghazipur on December 13, 2020. (PTI Photo / Vijay Verma) When the group of students, including 4 to 5 young women, arrived at the site of the demonstration, the farmers protested their presence. IANS …
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Written by Santosh Singh, Harikishan Sharma | New Delhi, Patna | Updated: December 14, 2020 5:44:43 am On December 11, Tomar asked protesting farmers to be vigilant about the misuse of his platform by what he called “anti-social elements” as well as “leftist and Maoist elements.” With talks stalled and …
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Written by Harish Damodaran, edited by Explained Desk | Updated: December 13, 2020 11:03:33 pm Farmers shout slogans as they block a road during a protest against new agricultural laws on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border (Photo: AP) Many countries experiencing rapid growth and increasing prosperity, which may even last a …
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New Delhi: Amid an ongoing protest against three agricultural laws, a delegation of 29 farmers from Haryana met with Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday to extend their support for the new legislation and threatened to organize a protest if repealed. The delegation, led by Guni Prakash, head of …
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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 …
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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) …
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“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 …
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NEW DELHI: In another attempt to allay apprehensions of turmoil farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared a video on Friday containing views of Senior Ministers Narendra Singh Tomar and Piyush Goyal in the three agricultural laws. Modi and other high-level leaders have argued that farm laws are in the interest …
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