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  Panel set up by Punjab CM recommended opening agri marketing beyond AMPCs in July

  India | December 26, 2020 23:37 IST

  A committee set up by Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh in July this year had recommended opening up agricultural marketing beyond the APMCs, precisely the reforms that the NDA government at the Centre has announced and which are being opposed tooth and nail by the Congress party which runs the government in Punjab.

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  Will decide next course of action in 2-3 days, say farmers

  India | December 19, 2020 22:55 IST

  Farmer unions protesting against the 3 farm laws on Saturday said they will decide their next course of action in the next two-three days after the Supreme Court earlier this week pointed out it was thinking of setting up an "impartial and independent" panel of agriculture experts and peasants' unions to resolve the deadlock.

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  'Do read this letter...': PM Modi shares Agriculture Minister's note to farmers, debunks myths

  India | December 19, 2020 21:28 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday shared a letter penned by Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar in wake of the farmers' protest against the new reforms being brought in the agriculture sector asking people to read it to know how it will help the farmers.

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  Farmers' stir: Prakash Javadekar dubs Kejriwal’s fast as ‘hypocrisy’

  News | December 14, 2020 14:49 IST

  Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Union minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday slammed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over his fast to show solidarity with farmers who are protesting against the three agri laws for the last 19 days.

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  Govt making efforts to call next round of meeting with farmer leaders soon: Union Minister

  India | December 12, 2020 23:32 IST

  Union minister Som Prakash, who is among the government representatives negotiating with farmers protesting against 3 new farm laws, says efforts are being made to call next round of meeting with leaders of the agitation soon to end the stalemate.

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  Sharad Pawar clarifies stand after BJP digs out his old letter on APMC reforms

  India | December 08, 2020 17:58 IST

  Amid the Bharat Bandh, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar on Tuesday attacked the BJP for diverting the attention, and said during his tenure as the Union Cabinet Minister, he had only talked about bringing reforms in the APMC and not about the kind of new laws enacted by the Centre.

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  Present stand of political parties on model APMC act shows their double standards: CM Yogi

  News | December 07, 2020 20:42 IST

  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday lashed out at opposition parties for "politicising" farm bills. At a hurriedly convened press conference at his official residence here, the chief minister charged the Congress with indulging in "double speak".