Farmers should not go empty-handed from Delhi, says Meghalaya Governor
3 years, 9 months ago

Farmers should not go empty-handed from Delhi, says Meghalaya Governor

The Hindu  

The farmers’ protest against the contentious farm laws got a new supporter on Sunday as Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik said farmers should not go empty-handed from Delhi’s borders and that no atrocity should be committed against them. “It is because growing up, I have worked in the fields, I understand the pain of farmers,” he said at a felicitation programme in Baghpat. Mr. Malik said he later told a journalist close to the Prime Minister that sending farmers back empty-handed would be imprudent. ‘Can’t keep quiet’ Earlier, Mr. Malik said as a Governor he was not expected to make statements, but on certain issues, he could not keep quiet.

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Farmer leader Pandher says no protest march to Delhi on Tuesday, slams Centre's 'double speak'
1 month ago

Farmer leader Pandher says no protest march to Delhi on Tuesday, slams Centre's 'double speak'

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: Punjab farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher said no 'jatha' of farmers will resume foot march to Delhi on Tuesday, and accused the Centre of being confused on how the protesters should proceed to the national capital. Agitating farmers suspended their foot march to Delhi from the Shambhu border on Sunday after some of them sustained injuries in teargas shelling …

With ‘Modi govt in no mood to talk’, farmers to resume Delhi Chalo march today: Top 10 updates
1 month ago

With ‘Modi govt in no mood to talk’, farmers to resume Delhi Chalo march today: Top 10 updates

Live Mint  

Farmers' Delhi Chalo march will resume today i.e. The Delhi Chalo march will reume today after Punjab farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher stated on Friday that if the government did not engage in talks, they would continue the march. Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher expressed his disappointment and said that the central government is unwilling to engage in talks with …

It’s clear Centre does not want to talk, we’ll resume ‘Dilli Chalo’: farmer leader
1 month ago

It’s clear Centre does not want to talk, we’ll resume ‘Dilli Chalo’: farmer leader

The Hindu  

A day after suspending their ‘Dilli Chalo’ march, farm leaders at the Shambhu border between Punjab and Haryana on Saturday said a group of 101 farmers will start a peaceful foot march towards the national capital on Sunday afternoon. The protesters had attempted to march to Delhi on Friday but called off the stir after some of them got injured …

Protesting farmers claim police blocking them from exiting villages
1 month ago

Protesting farmers claim police blocking them from exiting villages

The Hindu  

As farmers from western Uttar Pradesh go ahead with plans to enter the national capital with the Delhi Chalo protest, despite detentions and arrests at Pari Chowk in Greater Noida, farmers claim local police was deployed in villages neighbouring Greater Noida, to restrict their movement. CM is misusing the police force to trespass into houses and detain farmers in the …

Jagdeep Dhankhar slams Modi govt amid farmers’ protest: ‘Not being practical, policy-making not on right track’
1 month ago

Jagdeep Dhankhar slams Modi govt amid farmers’ protest: ‘Not being practical, policy-making not on right track’

Live Mint  

Farmers' Protest News: In the midst of ongoing farmers' protests, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar has called on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi government to initiate immediate discussions with the cultivators, highlighting the increasing distress among the agricultural community. Speaking during a session, Jagdeep Dhankhar directed a pointed question to Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, asking whether previous promises made to …

Delhi braces for another round of farmers' protest; what are their demands?
1 month, 1 week ago

Delhi braces for another round of farmers' protest; what are their demands?

Hindustan Times  

Delhi is bracing for yet another round of protests by farmers' organisations. Sukhbir Khalifa, leader of Bhartiya Kisan Parishad, said on Sunday that the members will begin their march towards Delhi on Monday, demanding fair compensation and better benefits under the new agricultural laws. Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee general secretary Sarwan Singh Pandher said farmers protesting at the Shambhu border …

Stopped from reaching PM’s rally, farmers stage dharna on roads
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Stopped from reaching PM’s rally, farmers stage dharna on roads

Hindustan Times  

Hundreds of farmers, who have been protesting at the Shambhu and Khanauri borders, were not allowed to march towards the Polo Ground where PM Modi addressed his party’s election rally on Thursday. Farmers were out to show black flags and question PM Modi over various pending demands, including a legal guarantee on the minimum support price and the recent death …

'Made you PM, never thought...': Farmer leader calls out Modi over 'Delhi Chalo' protest
10 months, 2 weeks ago

'Made you PM, never thought...': Farmer leader calls out Modi over 'Delhi Chalo' protest

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher on Wednesday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to not "oppress" the farmers protesting against the government over the MSP demand. We request the Prime Minister to come forward and put an end to this protest by announcing a law on the MSP guarantee for the farmers," he said. Yesterday, Sandhu announced that …

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi says there has been no attempt to curb protest by farmers
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi says there has been no attempt to curb protest by farmers

The Hindu  

Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi has said that the Union government is not trying to curb the protest by farmers in New Delhi. Speaking to presspersons in Hubballi on Wednesday, he said that the Union Minister for Agriculture Arjun Munda has already spoken to farmers organisations. To a query on stopping farmers from entering Delhi, …

Farmers' protest: Centre holds talk, tractors march to Delhi, borders sealed | Top updates
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmers' protest: Centre holds talk, tractors march to Delhi, borders sealed | Top updates

Hindustan Times  

Delhi will witness farmers' protest on Tuesday as the Samyukta Kisan Morcha and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha have given a ‘Delhi Chalo’ call over their demands, including the enactment of a law guaranteeing minimum support prices for crops. Gurugram: Police personnel get barricades placed at the Delhi-Gurugram border near Sirhaul Toll Plaza ahead of scheduled march by the protesting farmers, …

Satya Pal Malik Interview: BJP Politicises Non-Stop, Opposition is 'Nikamma'
11 months, 1 week ago

Satya Pal Malik Interview: BJP Politicises Non-Stop, Opposition is 'Nikamma'

The Quint  

"I used to admire him. But he changed after he came to Delhi," said former J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik, quizzed about one of his first meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. One of the staunch vocal critics of the prime minister, Malik made headlines on 2021 when he publicly claimed that he was asked to 'keep quiet' by PM …

Farmers will wage fierce battle against govt. if it doesn't bring law on MSP, says Satya Pal Malik
2 years, 6 months ago

Farmers will wage fierce battle against govt. if it doesn't bring law on MSP, says Satya Pal Malik

The Hindu  

Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik on Sunday said the farmers' movement is not over yet and that they will wage a "fierce battle" against the government if it does not bring a law on minimum support price. If a law on MSP is not made, then the farmers will wage a fierce battle against the country's government," Mr. Malik said. …

Farmers protest: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann calls agitation near Chandigarh-Mohali border unwarranted, says ready for talks
2 years, 7 months ago

Farmers protest: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann calls agitation near Chandigarh-Mohali border unwarranted, says ready for talks

Firstpost  

Farmers in Punjab sat on a protest after being stopped from heading to Chandigarh to press the government for a bonus on wheat crop and allow paddy sowing from 10 June Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann called the agitation by state farmers as unwarranted and undesirable but said he is ready for talks. Punjab farmers sat on a protest …

Interview | No impact of farmers’ agitation on polls; worshipping should not become a show of strength: Haryana CM
2 years, 11 months ago

Interview | No impact of farmers’ agitation on polls; worshipping should not become a show of strength: Haryana CM

Firstpost  

‘Till namaz is for the sake of worshipping, it’s okay, but to turn it into a show of strength is not right,’ says Chief Minister Manohar Lal With the make or break Assembly elections in three key states coming up, the BJP appears to be a bit uneasy about the results. But Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar is unperturbed …

BJP refuses to respond to Satyapal Malik’s remarks
3 years ago

BJP refuses to respond to Satyapal Malik’s remarks

The Hindu  

The BJP on Monday maintained a studied silence on the latest remarks by Meghalaya Governor Satyapal Malik wherein he said Prime Minister Narendra Modi behaved arrogantly whenever he had raised the issue of the three controversial farm laws and repealing them. Party leaders, not wishing to quoted, did, however, say that Mr. Malik, who hails from western Uttar Pradesh was …

Meghalaya Governor Satyapal Malik calls PM Modi 'arrogant', claims he fought with him over farmer issues
3 years ago

Meghalaya Governor Satyapal Malik calls PM Modi 'arrogant', claims he fought with him over farmer issues

Op India  

Meghalaya Governor Satyapal Malik has claimed that PM Modi behaved ‘arrogantly’ with him and refused to discuss the issue of farmers. मैं जब किसानों के मामले में प्रधानमंत्री जी से मिलने गया तो मेरी 5 मिनट में ही लड़ाई हो गई। वो बहुत घमंड में थे। जब मैंने उनसे कहा हमारे 500 लोग मर गए तो उन्होंने कहा- मेरे लिए …

Protesting farmers to vacate Delhi borders on 11 December as year-long agitation ends
3 years ago

Protesting farmers to vacate Delhi borders on 11 December as year-long agitation ends

Firstpost  

Farmers have started packing up their tents at the Singhu and Tikri borders after the government accepted their demands of a legal guarantee of MSP and withdrawal of all stir-related cases The farmers’ protest at the Singhu and Tikri borders has finally come to a close, as they have begun to remove their tents from the sites. Protesting farmers will …

Opinion | Political motives behind farmer leaders’ move to continue dharna
3 years, 1 month ago

Opinion | Political motives behind farmer leaders’ move to continue dharna

India TV News  

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the withdrawal of the three farm laws on Friday, farmers were expected to end their year-long agitation, but this did not happen. Farmer leaders like Rakesh Tikait and Yudhvir Singh are focussing on UP, while Gurnam Singh Chadhuni and Balbir Singh Rajewal are focussing on Punjab. Tikait said, the agitation will not end after …

Some political parties want to keep farmers involved in problems: PM Modi in poll-bound UP
3 years, 1 month ago

Some political parties want to keep farmers involved in problems: PM Modi in poll-bound UP

India Today  

On the day he announced the roll back of the three farm laws, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lashed out at the opposition parties, saying their only motive is to keep the farmers involved in problems. PM Modi was in Uttar Pradesh's Mahoba to inaugurate multiple projects for farmers aimed at ending water scarcity in the dry Bundelkhand region. …

'Wise words from a big-hearted leader...': Varun Gandhi tweets Vajpayee's speech backing farmers
3 years, 2 months ago

'Wise words from a big-hearted leader...': Varun Gandhi tweets Vajpayee's speech backing farmers

Firstpost  

The BJP MP tweeted a speech of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee from 1980 in which he warns the then Indira Gandhi government against repressing farmers New Delhi: BJP Member of Parliament Varun Gandhi on Thursday posted on Twitter a short clip of a speech of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee from 1980 in which he warns the …

Do what you want in Delhi, don't cause loss to Punjab: Amarinder Singh hits out at farmer unions
3 years, 3 months ago

Do what you want in Delhi, don't cause loss to Punjab: Amarinder Singh hits out at farmer unions

India Today  

Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Monday hit out at agitating farmer unions and accused them of causing economic losses to the state. Singh reminded the farmers, who have been protesting against the Centre’s three farm laws, that it is due to the Punjab government’s support that they are in Delhi. Besides Delhi and Haryana, farmer unions are holding …

Was misinterpreted: BJP MP Meenakashi Lekhi withdraws 'mawali' comment about protesting farmers
3 years, 5 months ago

Was misinterpreted: BJP MP Meenakashi Lekhi withdraws 'mawali' comment about protesting farmers

India Today  

Union Minister Meenakashi Lekhi on Thursday withdrew her comment about calling the protesting farmers 'mawali', saying that her words were "misinterpreted". Earlier in the day, Lekhi, the Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Culture, had called the protesting farmers 'mawali' after they reached Jantar Mantar in Delhi to stage the 'Kisan Parliament'. At her …

Hold fresh talks with farmers, Akali Dal tells Centre
3 years, 6 months ago

Hold fresh talks with farmers, Akali Dal tells Centre

The Hindu  

Former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday asked Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar to hold fresh talks with farmers agitating against the three new farm laws. Urging the NDA government to be sensitive to the pain and anguish of farmers, Mr. Badal said: “It is shocking that the NDA government is effectively …

Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik Backs Protesting Farmers, Urges Centre Not to Offend Them
3 years, 9 months ago

Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik Backs Protesting Farmers, Urges Centre Not to Offend Them

News 18  

Siding with farmers protesting the Centre's new agriculture laws, Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik here on Sunday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah not to offend them. Speaking at an event in his home district, Malik said if the Centre gives legal guarantee of the minimum support price for crops, farmers will relent. Describing the condition …

'Farmers Not Protesting Out of Happiness': Haryana Ally JJP's MLA Questions Govt Over Agri Laws
3 years, 10 months ago

'Farmers Not Protesting Out of Happiness': Haryana Ally JJP's MLA Questions Govt Over Agri Laws

News 18  

Dissenting voices in Dushyant Chautala-led Jannayak Janta Party - BJP’s alliance in Haryana, have become shriller after party’s MLA from Tohana Assembly Devender Singh Babli expressed resentment over political boycott of MLAs. Urging the government to resolve the matter as soon as possible, Babli stated that the farmers’ issue is not in the interest of the country or state. His …

Cong to Galvanize Smaller Parties, Farmers Through Mahapanchayats in MP Against Farm Laws
3 years, 10 months ago

Cong to Galvanize Smaller Parties, Farmers Through Mahapanchayats in MP Against Farm Laws

News 18  

Months after farmers from several states are protesting against farm laws at Delhi borders, Congress has started efforts to fuel farm unrest in Madhya Pradesh. Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh on Friday spoke to the media at his Bhopal residence, announcing series of Kisan Mahapanchayats in Madhya Pradesh in co-operation with smaller parties and farmer-labourers’ organisations. Singh added that state …

Ready to talk to farmers anytime: Agri minister Narendra Singh Tomar as farm protest continue
3 years, 10 months ago

Ready to talk to farmers anytime: Agri minister Narendra Singh Tomar as farm protest continue

India TV News  

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday over the ongoing farmers protest said that they have held 12 rounds of talks with the farmers and are ready to talk to them anytime. Meanwhile, Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait said that the farmers would march to the Parliament if the three agricultural laws are not taken back. Speaking to …

‘PM Did Not Listen’: Priyanka Gandhi At Mathura’s Farmers Meeting
3 years, 10 months ago

‘PM Did Not Listen’: Priyanka Gandhi At Mathura’s Farmers Meeting

The Quint  

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra addressed a Kisan Panchayat in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district on Tuesday, 23 February, saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not listen to the farmers’ appeals. Speaking on ‘mismanagement’ of the farmers’ outrage against the BJP government’s farm laws, she said that even after 90 days of ceaseless protests on the borders of the national capital, the …

PM Modi makes fresh appeal to protesting farmers from Lok Sabha, Rakesh Tikait responds
3 years, 10 months ago

PM Modi makes fresh appeal to protesting farmers from Lok Sabha, Rakesh Tikait responds

India TV News  

BKU leader Rakesh Tikait on Wednesday asserted that the agitating farmers were not aiming at any change in power at the Centre but a solution to their problems as he said many of their leaders will tour different parts of the country to spread the movement. Addressing the protesting farmers at Singhu border, Tikait said that the agitation against the …

The PM's speech: Reframing the farmers' protest
3 years, 11 months ago

The PM's speech: Reframing the farmers' protest

India Today  

Amid the ongoing farmer’s protests, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chose to use his reply in the Rajya Sabha on the motion of thanks on President Ram Nath Kovind’s address to articulate the need for the farm sector reforms. In his reply, prime minister Modi reiterated that the MSP regime would continue and said that the new laws were necessary to …

Farmers body says ready to resume talks but govt should come with new proposal
3 years, 11 months ago

Farmers body says ready to resume talks but govt should come with new proposal

Firstpost  

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of farm unions emphasised that the “ball was in the goverment’s court” while adding that merely putting the laws on hold was not acceptable to them Protesting farmer unions Saturday said they are ready to resume talks with the government, but asked it to come up with a fresh proposal as the existing …

Farmers’ protest | In Rajya Sabha, Opposition observes 2-minute silence for 194 dead farmers
3 years, 11 months ago

Farmers’ protest | In Rajya Sabha, Opposition observes 2-minute silence for 194 dead farmers

The Hindu  

Opposition parties on Thursday observed a two-minute silence in the Rajya Sabha to pay tributes to 194 farmers who have died in the last few months in the farmers’ protest on Delhi borders. The first account of government failure was in upholding the sanctity of Parliament, he said referring to September last year, when the three farm rules were passed …

Protesting farmers blocking Delhi border causing 'inconvenience' to people, Centre tells Rajya Sabha
3 years, 11 months ago

Protesting farmers blocking Delhi border causing 'inconvenience' to people, Centre tells Rajya Sabha

Firstpost  

Minister of State G Kishan Reddy in a written reply to the Upper House said that large convoys of protesting farmers in tractors tried to ‘furiously’ force their way and go past police barricades to enter Delhi on 26 January New Delhi: Blocking of borders by agitating farmers is causing inconvenience to residents of Delhi and neighbouring states, besides the …

No question of closing door on talks with govt about farm laws: Samyukta Kisan Morcha
3 years, 11 months ago

No question of closing door on talks with govt about farm laws: Samyukta Kisan Morcha

India TV News  

There is no question of farmer organisations closing the door on talks with the government, said the Samyukta Kisan Morcha on Saturday, adding they had noted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statements made earlier in the day about the Centre standing by its offer. In a statement signed by farmer leader Darshan Pal, the SKM said that it would continue to …

OPINION | With the entry of politicians, farmer leaders now stand at the crossroads
3 years, 11 months ago

OPINION | With the entry of politicians, farmer leaders now stand at the crossroads

India TV News  

The image of a senior Delhi Police officer bloodied after a sword attack by a protester on Friday at Delhi’s Singhu border has caused nationwide consternation. A similar situation has occurred at Delhi’s Tikri border, where villagers from nearby areas staged protest and demanded that the farmers should leave the area by Sunday, otherwise the locals from 36 villages would …

Farmers’ protests | Return to Delhi borders, Amarinder Singh tells farmers
3 years, 11 months ago

Farmers’ protests | Return to Delhi borders, Amarinder Singh tells farmers

The Hindu  

Amid incidents of violence in Delhi on Tuesday, the Punjab and the Haryana governments have announced high alert to ensure peace. Terming the violence perpetrated by certain elements as unacceptable, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh urged all genuine farmers to immediately vacate Delhi and return to the borders, where they had been protesting peacefully for the past two months. Haryana …

Don’t be Fooled. This is Not a Farmer’s Protest
3 years, 11 months ago

Don’t be Fooled. This is Not a Farmer’s Protest

News 18  

A singularly odd thing happened on Friday at the Singhu border. The farmers protesting three new laws brought by the Narendra Modi government-produced before the media a masked man. Emboldened by the farmers’ protest, the Left trade unions are also trying to stir themselves up to create trouble for the government. If the farmers’ issue gets sorted and the BJP …

Farm laws: No breakthrough in govt-farmers meet, next round of talks on 19 Jan
3 years, 11 months ago

Farm laws: No breakthrough in govt-farmers meet, next round of talks on 19 Jan

Live Mint  

The ninth round of talks between the protesting farmers' unions and the central government regarding the contentious agri laws ended on an inconclusive note on Friday. We will talk to the central government only," said Bhartiya Kisan Union spokesperson Rakesh Tikait This was the first meeting after the apex court ruled the appointment of a four-member committee to resolve the …

After refusal to discuss farm laws, Cong., Akali MPs walk out of Standing Committee meeting
3 years, 11 months ago

After refusal to discuss farm laws, Cong., Akali MPs walk out of Standing Committee meeting

The Hindu  

Congress MPs Partap Singh Bajwa and Chhaya Verma, and Akali leader Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa on Monday walked out of a meeting of the Standing Committee on Agriculture after the panel chairman refused to discuss Centre's three farm laws and their impact including the ongoing protests. Chhaya Verma, S. Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa and I walked out in protest from the Standing …

Farmers conduct tractor march day before talks with Centre; SC says protest shouldn't become COVID hotspot
4 years ago

Farmers conduct tractor march day before talks with Centre; SC says protest shouldn't become COVID hotspot

Firstpost  

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre to reply within two weeks on the measures undertaken to stop the spread of COVID-19 at the protest sites. A day before the government’s eighth round of talks with protesting farm unions, thousands of farmers are participating in a tractor rally on the Eastern and Western Peripheral Expressways Thursday in a …

Farmers' Protest: Consensus reached over power tarrifs and stubble burning, but deadlock on MSP, repeal of laws remains
4 years ago

Farmers' Protest: Consensus reached over power tarrifs and stubble burning, but deadlock on MSP, repeal of laws remains

Firstpost  

The Centre proposed forming a committee to deliberate on the farmers’ demands as it ruled out the possibility of repealing the legislations. Deadlock on MSP, repeal of farm laws After nearly five hours of the sixth round of negotiations between three union ministers and a 41-member representative group of thousands of farmers protesting on Delhi borders, agriculture minister Narendra Singh …

Farmers' Protest: Agitators from Western UP at Delhi-Noida Border Submit Detailed Demands to PM Modi through DM
4 years ago

Farmers' Protest: Agitators from Western UP at Delhi-Noida Border Submit Detailed Demands to PM Modi through DM

News 18  

Farmers demonstrating against the Centre’s new agri laws on Monday performed yoga on the Delhi-Noida Link Road at the Chilla border where they have been camping for 28 days now. At the Dalit Prerna Sthal, farmers belonging to BKU and hailing from various districts of western Uttar Pradesh continued their agitation and submitted a memorandum of their demands addressed to …

Farmers' protests: Unions propose 29 Dec for talks but want MSP, repeal of laws on agenda; group from Maharashtra reaches Delhi
4 years ago

Farmers' protests: Unions propose 29 Dec for talks but want MSP, repeal of laws on agenda; group from Maharashtra reaches Delhi

Firstpost  

RLP convenor Hanuman Beniwal also announced his exit from the BJP-led NDA, and ex-Lok Sabha MP and BJP leader Harinder Singh Khalsa resigned from the party over the farm laws As the protests against the Centre’s new farm laws surpassed a month, the farmers’ unions on Saturday decided to resume talks and proposed 29 December as the date for the …

Let farm laws be implemented for year or two: Rajnath urges farmers
4 years ago

Let farm laws be implemented for year or two: Rajnath urges farmers

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Appealing to protesting farmers to come forward for discussions on farm laws, senior BJP leader and Union Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said the government will amend the legislations if they are not found beneficial. Requesting the farmers to try the new Agri laws as an experiment, the former BJP president said if these are not found beneficial, …

Let farm laws be implemented for two years as an experiment: Rajnath Singh
4 years ago

Let farm laws be implemented for two years as an experiment: Rajnath Singh

India TV News  

Appealing to protesting farmers to come forward for discussions on farm laws, senior BJP leader and Union Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said the government will amend the legislations if they are not found beneficial. Requesting the farmers to try the new Agri laws as an experiment, the former BJP president said if these are not found beneficial, the government …

Protesting farmers to write to British leaders to stop Johnson\'s Republic Day visit
4 years ago

Protesting farmers to write to British leaders to stop Johnson\'s Republic Day visit

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The farmers’ leaders protesting against the Centre’s three agriculture-related laws have decided to write to British political leaders and MPs to ask them to stop Prime Minister Boris Johnson -- who has been invited to be the chief guest at next month’s Republic Day celebrations -- from travelling to India till their demands are met. In a letter …

Why is PM Modi Silent on Death of 33 Protesting Farmers, Asks Congress
4 years ago

Why is PM Modi Silent on Death of 33 Protesting Farmers, Asks Congress

News 18  

Blaming the Centre for the death of 33 farmers during their ongoing protest, the Congress on Sunday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “silence” on the issue amid the farmers’ sit-in on the Delhi borders since November 26. The All India Kisan Sabha observed Sunday as ‘Shradhanjali Divas’ to commemorate the death of 33 farmers in accidents or due to illness …

Farmer Leaders to Consult SC Lawyers on Next Step; MSP Will Not End, Writes Tomar in Letter to Farmers
4 years ago

Farmer Leaders to Consult SC Lawyers on Next Step; MSP Will Not End, Writes Tomar in Letter to Farmers

News 18  

Farmer leaders on Thursday said they will consult senior lawyers, including Colin Gonsalves, Dushyant Dave and Prashant Bhushan, before deciding the next course of action after the Supreme Court said it was thinking of setting up an “impartial and independent” panel of agriculture experts and farmers’ unions to resolve the deadlock over the contentious farm laws. The apex court, which …

'Open Delhi Borders, You'll Get to Know': On Tomar's 'Limited to One State' Remark, Farmer Leader's Challenge
4 years ago

'Open Delhi Borders, You'll Get to Know': On Tomar's 'Limited to One State' Remark, Farmer Leader's Challenge

News 18  

Reacting to the notice issued to the Centre by the Supreme Court on Wednesday, proposing formation of a committee with representatives from both the government and farmer unions to end the deadlock over the three farm laws, Shiv Kumar Sharma better known as Kakkaji said that government’s next move will dictate whether and soon the deadlock ends. A few days …

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