As the farmers’ agitation against three farm laws entered its 27th day, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said Tuesday that he hopes the protesting unions will soon complete their internal discussions and resume talks with the government to resolve the crisis. He met with two more peasant corps from Delhi …
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Thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana, UP and some other states are protesting against the Agreement on Price Assurance and Agricultural Services for Farmers (Empowerment and Protection), the Agricultural Products Trade and Trade (Promotion and Facilitation) Act and the Act Essential Products (Amendment) Act. Enacted in September, the three agricultural …
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A farmers union has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, saying that the farmers’ ongoing protests are not affiliated with any political party, even as the unrest entered on the 24th. on Sunday. The All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC) wrote to …
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By: Express News Service | Jalandhar | December 18, 2020 9:23:19 am The Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar. (Archive) Amid unprecedented agitation against the Center’s agricultural laws by farmers across the country and particularly in the country’s capital, 10 economists from various universities have written to the Union Minister …
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Written by Harikishan Sharma, Liz Mathew | New Delhi | December 18, 2020 4:42:31 am Tomar said political parties, who have lost ground, have misled farmers by telling them that their land will be taken away under the new laws. With farmers’ unions rejecting the concessions he proposed to end …
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Amid the ongoing protest by farmers that he is completing on the 22nd Thursday, the Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar wrote an open letter addressing the farmers where he said that a misunderstanding had been created between some groups of farmers regarding reforms. “Several agricultural unions have welcomed the …
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LIVE updates from the farmers’ protest: One day after the Supreme Court said that the government’s negotiations with protesting farmers “apparently have not worked out” and that it will form a committee with representatives from both sides to resolve the impasse , the higher court will resume the hearing. the …
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Written by Parthasarathi Biswas | Pune | Updated: December 17, 2020 7:15:15 am Sharad Joshi was the only one among the great agricultural leaders of India who supported globalization and the entry of multinational companies into agriculture. Express file On Monday, some farmers’ unions met with Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh …
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Written by Harikishan Sharma, P Vaidyanathan Iyer | New Delhi | Updated: December 16, 2020 7:47:17 am “The MSP is being implemented through a government administrative decision. It was in effect in the past, is in the present and will continue in the future. We have made it clear that …
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The Union government and agricultural unions protesting a set of farm laws that the latter claims will damage their livelihoods are likely to restart negotiations that ran aground last week, and both Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar as a major platform for Agricultural unions signaled their willingness to resume talks …
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