A day before the crucial seventh round of talks between the Center and protesting farmers’ unions, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Sunday met with Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and discussed the government’s strategy to resolve the current crisis as soon as possible, sources said. Tomar discussed with Singh “all …
Read More »Farmers protest live updates: Farmers continue protests amid harsh weather conditions – live update
Farmers’ unions said on Saturday that protesting farmers, who had been camping at border points near Delhi and neighboring states, would enter the national capital on Republic Day (January 26) and hold a tractor march if their demands for the repeal of agricultural laws. and ensuring a legal guarantee of …
Read More »‘Confidence In Ongoing Agricultural Upheaval Will End’: MoS Kailash Choudhary Ahead Of Jan 4 Meeting
Ahead of the Center’s seventh round of meetings with farmers protesting the three farm laws on Monday, the Union for Agriculture Minister of State (MoS) Kailash Choudhary said Saturday that a solution would emerge during the talks and that the ongoing commotion would end. Choudhary said the laws, which were …
Read More »The Center proposes a committee to review agricultural laws, rules out repeal
Three Union ministers who held their sixth round of talks with protesting farm leaders on Wednesday rejected the demand to repeal the three farm laws that farmers say will damage their livelihoods. The Center, however, proposed to establish a committee to examine the new agricultural laws. Union ministers Narendra Singh …
Read More »Three union ministers and 40 farm leaders huddle over central farm laws
Three Union ministers, Narendra Singh Tomar, Piyush Goyal and Som Prakash, and 40 agricultural leaders began the sixth round of talks on Wednesday afternoon on a series of demands by agricultural unions, including the repeal of three agricultural laws, in Vigyan Bhawan from Delhi. According to one official, Agriculture Minister …
Read More »Reality contradicts the Modi government’s claims on the implementation of the Swaminathan Commission report
New Delhi: The Swaminathan Commission’s recommendations are once again in the spotlight amid the agitation by farmers across the country against the three controversial farm laws passed by the Narendra Modi government. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar recently claimed once again that the Congress-led …
Read More »Farmers’ unions agree to come back to the table: next round of talks Tuesday
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the government is ready to hold talks on “issues, logic and facts” with farmers protesting against the new farm laws, farmers’ unions announced the resumption of talks on 29 from December. Following deliberations on the government’s offer for the talks, farmers’ unions, …
Read More »Will farmers resume talks with the government? Some protesters hint at a ‘positive step’ ahead of today’s union meeting
“We have another meeting tomorrow to make a decision on the Center’s letter. At this meeting, we can decide to resume talks with the government, as it appears in its previous letters that it has not been able to understand our problems so far,” he said. on Friday. He said …
Read More »Protest against an opposition tactic, says Prime Minister Modi, shows no sign of giving in to demand for repeal
A month after the farmers’ protests on the capital’s borders, Prime Minister Narendra Modi effectively drew a line on Friday reaffirming his support for the three laws and blaming his political opponents for what he said was his attempt to ” cheat “the farmers. His comments mark his strongest public …
Read More »Government wants farmers back to table, says open-minded
Written by Harikishan Sharma, Liz Mathew | New Delhi | Updated: December 23, 2020 9:05:45 am Narendra Singh Tomar with farmers who support new laws. WHILE adhering to its stance not to repeal the new farm laws, the Center is open to any suggestions that help break the deadlock with …
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