Home India Eight hours later, the farmers and the government agree to “keep talking”; Punjab waits for trains During the meeting, both sides tried to bring common ground to restore rail services in Punjab, which have been suspended since September 24, when farmers began their “rail roko” agitation against the …
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Written by Harikishan Sharma, Avishek G Dastidar | New Delhi | Updated: November 14, 2020 10:13:20 am Punjab farmers during the discussion session with the Center. (Photo: Twitter / Narendra Singh Tomar) Talks between the government and representatives of the farmers’ unions remained inconclusive on Friday, with both sides declining …
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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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A delegation of protesting Punjab peasant leaders, invited to the talks by the Union’s agriculture secretary, Sanjay Agarwal, left the meeting and demanded the presence of the agriculture minister, Narendra Singh Tomar, according to a platform representing them. The Union government had invited at least 31 farmers’ organizations and their …
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Narendra Singh Tomar (Image: Twitter / IANS) Tomar further said that the NDA government made the key decision in the interest of the country, adding that farmers would benefit from these laws. News18.com Last update: September 24, 2020 11:54 AM M. IST FOLLOW US: Rejecting the demands for the inclusion …
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The country is undergoing a deepening COVID-19 crisis triggered by the Union government’s inability to address it with robust public policy measures. This crisis has been preceded by a more persistent crisis manifested in the calculated denial of the NDA regime to scrutiny of legislative proposals in parliament. This process …
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Farmers shout slogans as they block a national highway during a protest against agriculture-related bills presented by the central government, in Beas, Punjab, on September 16, 2020 (NARINDER NANU / AFP). BJP chief JP Nadda and Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar have briefed party ministers and parliamentarians to engage …
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The union minister for agriculture and farmers’ welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar, introduced three crucial agricultural bills in Rajya Sabha on Sunday. The bills include the Agricultural Products Trade and Trade (Promotion and Facilitation) Ordinance 2020, the Farmers Agreement (Empowerment and Protection) on Price Guarantee and the Agricultural Services Ordinance 2020 …
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The controversial agricultural bills that were passed in Lok Sabha on September 17 have been moved in Rajya Sabha by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar. Farmers and Agricultural Products Trade (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill of 2020 and Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price …
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The Lok Sabha, by voice vote, approved two controversial pieces of legislation: the Bill on Trade and Trade (Promotion and Facilitation) of Agricultural Products of 2020 and the Agreement for the Guarantee of Prices and Agricultural Services of Farmers (Empowerment and Protection), 2020. The Essential Commodities Bill (Amendment) has already …
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