Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday addressed the nation and interacted with the farmers over the farm reforms initiated by the Union government following the passage of the three farm bills in September 2020. Assuring the farmers, PM Modi told farmers that they can sell their agriculture produce to whomsoever they wish and the laws legislated by the central government …
Nearly 30 days since they started their agitation against agriculture reforms, the protesting farmers show no signs of taking a backward step. However, even as the farmers intensified their protests, a survey by the News18 Network spanning 22 states and 2400 respondents found that a majority support the implementation of three new laws — The Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce …
Union Minister VK Singh on Sunday said the on going protests by farmers against the three Central farm laws was "more political" in nature and underlined the NDA government's intent to ensure the welfare of the ryots. Speaking to reporters here ahead of his interaction with farmers, the Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways claimed that "actual farmers …
Farmers’ agitation against the new farm laws entered Day 7 on Wednesday with no signs of the protest slackening any time soon. But one major farmer organisation has stayed away from what many experts have described as the most historic farmer agitation in post-Independent India – the farmers’ wing of the RSS, the Bhartiya Kisan Sangh. But it is also …
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said Saturday that the opposition was providing wrong information to farmers on Farm Laws and instigating them for political gains. Political parties are using this for their own gains.” Shah said mandis will not close and that the BJP-led government has stuck to the Swaminathan report that talks of 50 per cent profit for farmers. …
By engaging directly with prospective buyers, agriculturists will be able to evade paying massive commissions at APMCs to sell their produce The Lok Sabha passed the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce Bill, 2020 and the Farmers Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 on Thursday. These decisions will offer farmers the freedom to sell their produce beyond the …