Farm Laws
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Tamil Nadu Assembly will pass resolution against 3 farm laws: Stalin
India | May 26, 2021, 10:55 AM ISTIn a statement, Stalin recalled his party DMK's poll promise of passing a resolution asking the Union government to withdraw the three farm laws and pass necessary law for that.
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Capt Amarinder Singh request BKU leader not to hold dharna amid grave Covid condition
News | May 24, 2021, 01:35 PM ISTRejecting the allegation that the government failed to effectively tackle the Covid pandemic in the state, CM Capt Amarinder Singh urged the Bhartiya Kisan Union not to go ahead with its proposed dharna, which he said could turn into a superspreader of the contagion.
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Ready to resume talks with Centre over farm laws: BKU leader Rakesh Tikait
India | May 24, 2021, 09:31 AM ISTThe Samyukta Kisan Morcha had on Friday had written to PM Narendra Modi, urging resumption of talks over the three farm laws they have been agitating against since November last year.
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Postpone agitation, Farmer Union asks farmers after 2 die due to Covid
India | May 20, 2021, 08:41 PM ISTAt a time when the nation is fighting the second wave of coronavirus, Bharatiya Kisan Union (Kisan Sarkar) spokesperson Bhopal Singh on Thursday appealed to protesting farmers to postpone their agitation for the time being saying we must be the nation in these difficult times.
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Farmers ready to talk if govt invites, no change in demands: Rakesh Tikait
India | Apr 12, 2021, 06:26 AM ISTTikait's remarks came in response to Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij urging Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar to resume talks with protesting farmers amid the coronavirus scare looming large.
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Protesting farmers block KMP expressway in Haryana for 24 hours. Check traffic diversions
India | Apr 10, 2021, 10:31 AM ISTAdditional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Navdeep Singh Virk on Friday said elaborate arrangements were in place to maintain peace and order, prevent any kind of violence and facilitate traffic movement and public transport on the expressway.
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Highly editorialized: MHA slams linking its letter on human trafficking to farmers' stir
India | Apr 03, 2021, 06:22 PM ISTThe Union Home Ministry on Saturday termed as "distorted" and "misleading" media reports linking its letter to the Punjab government on the plight of 58 “bonded labourers” rescued in the state to the farmers' agitation and said no motive should be ascribed to a routine communication over law and order issues.
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Farmers burn farm law copies as 'Holika Dahan'
India | Mar 28, 2021, 11:54 PM ISTThe farmers, who have been agitating at Delhi borders for the past four months, burnt the copies of the farm laws as part of the 'Holika Dahan' celebrations on Sunday and said that the government will have to repeal these laws and make a law on Minimum Support Price (MSP).
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Target of doubling farm income won't be achieved if new agri laws not implemented: Ramesh Chand
India | Mar 28, 2021, 02:01 PM ISTNiti Aayog Member Ramesh Chand on Sunday said the target of doubling farmers' income by 2022 will not be fulfilled if the three new farm laws are not implemented immediately.
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Bharat Bandh by farmer unions leaves little impact, few trains cancelled, markets remained open
India | Mar 27, 2021, 12:06 AM ISTBharat Bandh: Farmers observed a complete Bharat Bandh on March 26 (Thursday) to press for their demand to repeal the three farm laws. Though farmers blocked national highways and other key roads at many places in Punjab and Haryana, and squatted on railway tracks at several locations, however, the bandh call had a little impact across the nation.
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Farmers may have to enter Delhi, breach barricades again: Tikait ahead of Bharat Bandh
India | Mar 24, 2021, 01:43 PM ISTEarlier on Sunday, during the protest at Delhi's borders, Tikait had suggested that farmers in Karnataka should organise a protest in the state similar to that of Delhi and 'gherao' (surround) Bengaluru from all sides.
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MP farmer leader organises son's wedding at protest site
News | Mar 19, 2021, 09:56 AM ISTA farmer leader organised his son's wedding ceremony at a farmers' protest site in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa on March 18. The bridegroom Sachin Singh wanted to give a strong message to the Centre that the farmers will not leave the protest site until it repeal the three farm laws. Farmers have been protesting on the different borders of the national capital since November 26 last year against the three newly enacted farm laws: Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; the Farmers Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and farm Services Act 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.
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BSP chief Mayawati comes out in support of farmers, urge govt to roll back the farm laws
News | Mar 15, 2021, 11:34 AM ISTBSP chief Mayawati on Monday comes out in support of farmers. She said that the farm laws are not beneficial for the farmers and urge government to roll it back.
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None of laws are in farmers' favour: Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik backs agitation
India | Mar 15, 2021, 06:23 AM ISTMalik said he had requested the prime minister and the home minister not to use force against farmers, and not to send them home from Delhi empty-handed.
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Tractors will again enter Delhi, new mandi will be opened in parliament: Rakesh Tikait
India | Mar 14, 2021, 07:16 AM ISTTikait said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stated farmers can sell their crops outside the mandi."I feel mandi in parliament will be the best. Trader sitting inside, farmer outside.
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Farmers suspend protest on rail tracks near Amritsar after 169 days
India | Mar 12, 2021, 12:58 PM ISTThe KMSC said that it took the decision to suspend the protest in view of the wheat harvest season.
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Congress leader Deepender Singh Hooda slams Modi govt for being insensitive towards farmers
News | Mar 10, 2021, 06:40 PM ISTIn and exclusive interview to IndiaTV Congress leader Deepender Singh Hooda slammed Modi government for being insensitive towards farmers. Congress leader said that not even a single a leader from the govt has spoken a word for those who have died protesting against the farm laws. Why can't that speak for them? He asked.
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Stir cannot be culled, farmers ready to protest till Modi govt lasts: Narendra Tikait
India | Mar 10, 2021, 11:36 AM ISTThe eldest brother Naresh Tikait is BKU president, while Rakesh Tikait holds the position of national spokesperson of the organisation, which under Mahendra Singh Tikait's leadership in 1988 had laid a virtual siege to Meerut in pursuit of higher prices for sugarcane, cancellation of loans and lowering of water and electricity rates.
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'Unwarranted and tendentious': India summons envoy over UK Parliament discussion on farm laws
India | Mar 09, 2021, 08:17 PM ISTIndia summoned the British High Commissioner on Tuesday and conveyed its strong opposition to the "unwarranted and tendentious" discussion on India's agricultural reforms in the British Parliament.
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One-sided, false assertions: India condemns UK lawmakers’ debate on farmers' stir
India | Mar 09, 2021, 08:00 AM ISTThe debate was held in response to an e-petition that had crossed the 100,000-signature threshold, required for it to be approved by the House of Commons Petitions Committee.