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  Who will pay for losses incurred due to farmers’ protest: Kangana Ranaut asks Diljit, Priyanka

  Celebrities | December 16, 2020 19:15 IST

  Kangana Ranaut targetted Diljit Dosanjh and Priyanka Chopra for expressing solidarity with the farmers protesting against the new farm bills. Here's what she tweeted: 

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  Government sends fresh proposals to farmers on agri laws

  News | December 09, 2020 13:41 IST

  The government has sent a fresh proposal to the protesting farmers over the newly enacted three agriculture laws that are at the heart of protests.

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  Farmers being mislead on farm reforms, says Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Rawat

  News | December 08, 2020 13:50 IST

  Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said farmers have been misled about the new farm laws which are actually in their interest.

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  New Farm Laws: AAP not be part of all-party delegation in Punjab

  India | October 31, 2020 20:16 IST

  Punjab Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Harpal Singh Cheema on Saturday said the party would not be a part of the all-party delegation headed by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to meet President Ram Nath Kovind over the controversial Central farm laws, describing it as a mere political drama.

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  Punjab becomes 1st state to reject new farm laws as assembly passes resolution

  India | October 20, 2020 18:48 IST

  The Punjab Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed four Bills and adopted a resolution against the Centre’s farm laws. The Bills were passed after an over five-hour discussion, in which BJP MLAs did not take part. The BJP has two legislators in the assembly.

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  Farm reforms will help turn farmers into entrepreneurs: PM Modi

  India | October 13, 2020 14:52 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his government's 'historic' farm reforms will create opportunities to take farmers to entrepreneurship and added his regime is focused on increasing their income.

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  India's new farm laws will empower farmers, help them earn maximum profits: Israeli envoy

  India | October 11, 2020 14:14 IST

  India's latest agricultural reform legislations will empower farmers and give them more options to sell their produce and earn maximum profits, Israeli envoy to India Ron Malka has said, citing his country's experience.

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  After Punjab, Rahul Gandhi to hold tractor rallies in Haryana on October 6

  India | October 05, 2020 23:18 IST

  In a slight change in the schedule of Rahul Gandhi's visit to Haryana, the Congress leader will now be arriving for a day-long visit to the state on Tuesday instead of earlier two days as part of his tractor rally against the new farm laws.

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  'VIP kisan, sits on sofa on tractor': Smriti Irani ridicules Rahul Gandhi over Punjab rally

  India | October 05, 2020 19:22 IST

  Union Minister Smriti Irani on Monday ridiculed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as a "VIP kisan" after photographs showed him sitting on a cushioned seat on a tractor during his party's protest rally in Punjab against the Centre's new farm laws.

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  No one will be allowed to break law: Haryana CM

  India | October 04, 2020 23:33 IST

  Ahead of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's proposed visit to oppose the agricultural laws in Haryana, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday said no one will be allowed to take law and order in their own hands within the state.

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  Union Minister Javadekar takes 'middlemen' jibe at parties opposing farm laws

  India | October 04, 2020 13:01 IST

  Union minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday alleged that parties opposing the newly enacted farm laws were acting as "middlemen for middlemen".

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  Punjab CM was also a part of farm bills committee: Union minister Danve

  India | October 03, 2020 22:37 IST

  Union Minister Raosaheb Danve on Saturday said Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, whose party is protesting against the new farm sector laws, was part of a committee which studied the draft legislations.

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  Sukhbir Singh Badal asks Rahul Gandhi why he played 'fixed match' on farm Bills

  India | October 03, 2020 20:05 IST

  Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Badal on Saturday asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to tell Punjabis why he had played a "fixed match" to facilitate the passage of the three "anti-farmer" agricultural Bills in Parliament.

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  Haryana BJP leader Shyam Singh Rana quits over new agriculture laws

  India | September 30, 2020 19:22 IST

  Haryana BJP leader Shyam Singh Rana on Wednesday quit the party over the recently enacted agriculture laws. 

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  Four more arrested in tractor burning incident near India Gate

  India | September 30, 2020 8:33 IST

  The Delhi Police have arrested four more people, including Brinder Singh Dhillon, the President of Punjab Youth Congress, in connection with the tractor burning incident near the India Gate during a protest against the farm Bills recently passed by the Parliament.

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  Some don't want farmers to earn more profit, sell produce anywhere in country: PM Modi slams Oppn

  India | September 29, 2020 17:41 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday lashed out at those opposing the newly passed farm bills in the recently concluded Parliament session saying these people are insulting farmers and do not want them (farmers) to sell their produce anywhere in the country.

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  Farm Bills: Punjab CM attacks SAD; Cong asks party-ruled states to override Centre’s legislations

  India | September 28, 2020 23:35 IST

  Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh lashed out at SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday over his "persistent politicisation" of the new farm laws and said his “antics and political tirades” will not help the Akali Dal restore its credibility in Punjab.

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  Farm laws protests: Youth Congress torches tractor at India Gate; BJP terms it 'drama'

  India | September 28, 2020 22:18 IST

  The Congress' youth wing activists on Monday morning set a tractor ablaze near India Gate, a few hundred metres from the Rashtrapati Bhavan and Parliament, to protest the contentious farm laws, attracting the BJP's diatribe as it accused the party of trying to "mislead" the farmers. 

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  Maharashtra was first to implement farm laws in August

  India | September 28, 2020 16:20 IST

  In a huge embarrassment to the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi, it has now emerged that the Maharashtra government had implemented the contentious farm Ordinances way back in August - even before the bills on it were passed by Parliament last week and protests erupted all over the country.

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  Farmers call for Karnataka Bandh today over Farm Bills. All we know

  India | September 28, 2020 9:07 IST

  Several farmers' organisations across Karnataka are observing a state-wide bandh today (September 28) as a sign of protest against the new Farm Bills. President Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to the bills passed on Sunday.