Farm Laws
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'Why did we say 'Allahu Akbar', hundreds of people asking us everyday': Rakesh Tikait
India | Sep 08, 2021, 11:31 PM ISTEarlier in the day, a meeting of farm leaders with local administration in Karnal ended inconclusively with protesting farmers demanding action against SDM Ayush Sinha and an independent inquiry in the matter.
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Rate of MSP, procurement of crops increasing continuously since new farm laws: Tomar
India | Sep 08, 2021, 04:47 PM ISTUnion Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday hit back at those propagating "misinformation" about MSP with the emergence of the new farm laws. Tomar said that the rate of MSP and procurement of crops was increasing continuously after the implementation of the new farm laws.
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Karnal: Farmers continue sit-in protest after talks fail, ban on mobile internet services extended
India | Sep 08, 2021, 02:13 PM ISTProtesting farmers gathered around the mini secretariat in Karnal in support of their demands after the breakdown of talks with the district administration over their call for action against officials allegedly involved in the lathi-charge on August 28.
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Karnal mahapanchayat: Protesting farmers gherao vicinity of mini Secretariat
India | Sep 07, 2021, 09:16 PM ISTFarmer unions had demanded action against officials over the lathi-charge against protesters on August 28 in Karnal. Otherwise, they had threatened farmers will lay siege on the Karnal mini-secretariat – a threat they appeared to be carrying out.
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Centre killing farmers slowly through agri laws, agitation will continue: Rakesh Tikait
India | Sep 06, 2021, 12:32 PM ISTThe Sanyukt Kisan Morcha's 'Kishan Mahapanchayat' was held at the Government Inter College grounds in Muzaffarnagar.
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Badals at root of problem, co-conspirators of Centre's anti-farmer agenda: Amarinder Singh
India | Sep 05, 2021, 07:52 AM ISTShiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday had put on hold for six days his party's poll outreach campaign 'Gal Punjab Di' and had formed a committee to hold talks with farmers.
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Will not leave protest site: Tikait at 'Kisan Mahapanchayat' in UP's Muzaffarnagar
India | Sep 05, 2021, 03:11 PM ISTFarmers have been protesting on the different borders of the national capital since November 26 last year against the three newly enacted farm laws.
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'Kisan Mahapanchayat' in Muzaffarnagar on Sept 5 will be historic: Rakesh Tikait
India | Sep 04, 2021, 07:49 PM ISTThe venue for the "mahapanchayat" that would be held under the banner of "Kisan Morcha" would be the government college compound, the BKU said on Friday.
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Tamil Nadu Assembly adopts resolution against Centre's farm laws; AIADMK, BJP walkout
India | Aug 28, 2021, 12:27 PM ISTThe chief minister said some other states had also moved Assembly resolutions against farm laws earlier though the previous AIADMK government did not do so.
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Farmers to mark 9 months of agitation against farm laws with a national convention on August 26
India | Aug 16, 2021, 09:02 PM ISTDetails regarding the venue of the national convention will be worked out later, a farmer leader said. Thousands of farmers from across the country, particularly Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, have been camping at Delhi borders, including Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur, since November last year.
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BJP MLA attacked in UP's Muzaffarnagar by farm laws protesters
India | Aug 14, 2021, 08:40 PM ISTPolice said the incident took place when the MLA reached the village for a programme. Police rescued the MLA, they said.
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Sidhu needles Punjab CM Amarinder Singh over farm laws again: 'Either you scrap it or...'
India | Aug 13, 2021, 02:54 PM ISTWhile both the Chief Minister and the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President had made public statements about working together as a team, the cricketer-turned-politician doesn't stop at attacking the CM in one way or another. And the Congress state chief's this move can be seen as another round of tussle with the CM.
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Opposition leaders march towards Vijay Chowk from Parliament
News | Aug 12, 2021, 11:47 AM ISTOpposition leaders from various parties on Thursday, 12 August, held a march from Parliament House to Vijay Chowk in New Delhi, demanding a repeal of the Centre's contentious farm laws. They were also protesting against other issues.
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Piyush Goyal raises issue of Opposition's indiscipline in Parliament, demands special committee
Hakikat Kya Hai | Aug 11, 2021, 10:20 PM ISTLeader of the House in Rajya Sabha, Piyush Goyal, on Wednesday demanded that a special committee be set up to look into the incidents of gross indiscipline by Opposition members and said that the Parliament witnessed a 'new low' in its history after there were reports that attempts were made to strangulate a woman security staff.
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Rakesh Tikait says farmers will oust BJP govt if it doesn't repeal new farm laws
India | Aug 09, 2021, 11:10 PM ISTIn his meeting, Tikait held discussions on the BKU's press conferences scheduled for August 11 in Uttarakhand's Dehradun and Himachal Pradesh's Nahan, the farmer union's media in-charge Dharmendra Malik said.
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Kisan Sansad passes 'no-confidence' motion against govt for not repealing farm laws
India | Aug 06, 2021, 11:54 PM ISTThe umbrella body of over 40 farmer unions said the government's "failure" to support farmers during natural calamities, hike in fuel prices and the recent Pegasus snooping row were among the issues that were discussed during the Kisan Sansad on Friday.
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Kharge extends support to farmers, says 'Opposition parties will go to Jantar Mantar'
News | Aug 06, 2021, 02:59 PM ISTLeader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge told that all the Opposition parties and its leaders have come together in support of the farmers' demands.
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TMC, BSP, AAP stay away from Opposition's protest on farm laws at Jantar Mantar
India | Aug 06, 2021, 04:17 PM ISTFarmers under the banner of Samyukta Kisan Morcha are protesting at Jantar Mantar. They have been allowed to protest at Jantar Mantar till August 9, but only on weekdays.
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Farmers hold protest in Haryana’s Rohtak, push barricades with tractors
India | Aug 05, 2021, 10:46 PM ISTPolice had a tough time to bring the situation under control as farmers riding tractors pushed barricades set up near the venue of the programme.
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Kurukshetra: Oppn issues joint statement for discussion on Pegasus, farm laws in Parliament
Kurukshetra | Aug 04, 2021, 07:34 PM ISTArguing that the Pegasus issue has 'national security' concerns, Opposition parties have released a joint statement demanding a discussion on the matter in both Houses of Parliament. The Opposition parties have also demanded that there should be a discussion on the farmers’ issue and the three farm laws over which protests have been raging.