NEW DELHI: Delivering an ultimatum to the government ahead of the next round of talks on January 4, farmers’ unions opposing central farm laws said on Saturday that farmers, stationed on the Delhi borders, would be forced to march towards the capital and keep ‘Kisan Gantantra Diwas Parade‘(Parade of the …
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Tomar reiterated his offer for dialogue on the provisions of the three laws. On Wednesday, farmers’ organizations stood firm in their demand that the minimum support price (MSP) be made mandatory, but appeared to have come down from the intransigent position that no less than the repeal of three new …
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