Farmer Protest
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Protesting Farmer union leaders to decide on govt's fresh offer for talks today
News | Dec 26, 2020, 11:36 AM IST
Protesting farmer unions on Saturday will hold another meeting, where a formal decision on the Centre's invite for the resumption of stalled talks is likely to be taken. Earlier on Friday, the farm unions had discussed the government's latest letter inviting them for talks, with some of them indicating that they may decide to resume their dialogue with the Centre to find a solution to the ongoing deadlock over the three contentious agri laws. An official in the Union ministry of agriculture and farmers' welfare also said the government was expecting the next round of meeting to take place in the next two-three days. -
Not farmers but 'farm-grabbers' may lose land: Jitendra Singh on new agri laws
India | Dec 26, 2020, 07:58 AM ISTUnion Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday said "farm-grabbers" may lose land that has been illegitimately taken away from farmers and not that of the agriculturists.
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Tomar urges Punjab farmers to end protest, resume talks with Govt
India | Dec 25, 2020, 02:13 PM ISTUnion Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday urged Punjab farmers to end their protest and come forward to hold discussions with the government to resolve the deadlock over the three new farm laws.
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Let farm laws be implemented for two years as an experiment: Rajnath
India | Dec 25, 2020, 02:58 PM ISTRajnath Singh said that the government will amend the farm laws if they are not found beneficial. He said that Modi government will never do anything which is not in the interest of the farmers.
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PM Modi slams Didi, accuses her of depriving WB farmers of cash benefits
India | Dec 25, 2020, 03:08 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday attacked the Mamata Banerjee government and said that her ideology has destroyed West Bengal.
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PM Modi releases over Rs 18,000 crore to more than nine crore farmers
India | Dec 25, 2020, 01:03 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday released over Rs 18,000 crore to more than nine crore farmer families under the 'Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi' (PM-KISAN).
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Rahul Gandhi submits a memorandum containing 2 crore signatures seeking President intervention in farm laws issue
Kurukshetra | Dec 24, 2020, 07:22 PM ISTCongress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Ghulam Nabi Azad & Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury met the President earlier today & submitted a memorandum containing 2 crore signatures seeking his intervention in farm laws issue.
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Top leaders to interact with farmers in their respective constituencies
News | Dec 24, 2020, 04:21 PM ISTIn the government, ministers will go to different cities and talk to farmers on farm laws. While Home Minister Amit Shah will communicate with the farmers in Delhi, Smriti Irani will be Amethi, Ravi Shankar Prasad will stay in Patna and Nitin Gadkari
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Govt again writes to farmer unions, invites them for next round of talks
India | Dec 24, 2020, 03:01 PM ISTThe Modi-government on Thursday again wrote to the farmer unions inviting them for the next round of talks for discussion over new agri laws.
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Govt arrogant, has no respect for farmers and jawans: Priyanka Gandhi
India | Dec 24, 2020, 01:13 PM ISTDelhi Police on Thursday detained Priyanka Gandhi, KC Venugopal, Randeep Surjewala, and other Congress leaders while they were taking out a march to Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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Farmers protesting at Delhi borders remain resolute in seeking repeal of new agri laws
India | Dec 24, 2020, 11:19 AM ISTBraving harsh cold, thousands of agitating farmers at the Delhi borders on Thursday remained steadfast in their demands to repeal the Centre's three new agri laws.
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Amid shivering cold in Delhi, Sikh body donates 700 geysers to protesting farmers
India | Dec 24, 2020, 09:33 AM ISTThe Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) on Wednesday provided 700 water geysers to the farmers protesting against the Centre's farm laws at the national capital's borders in the biting cold.
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Special News | Farmers' protest at Delhi border continued for 26th day
News | Dec 21, 2020, 04:20 PM ISTFarmers' protest at Delhi border continued for 26th day. The government has again requsted the Farmers Union to join the discussion over the farm laws to end the deadlock.
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PM Modi to interact with farmers on Dec 25; BJP to hold 'kisan samvad' across UP
India | Dec 20, 2020, 08:00 AM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with farmers on the birth anniversary of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on December 25, the BJP said, adding that the party will hold “kisan samvad” at over 2,500 places in Uttar Pradesh.
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Kisan Congress demands Rs 1 cr compensation for families of deceased farmers
India | Dec 19, 2020, 09:29 AM ISTThe Kisan Congress on Friday wrote to Prime MInister Narendra Modi, accusing his government for the death of 22 farmers agitating against the three farm laws and demanded Rs one crore compensation to their family members.
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Haqikat Kya Hai | PM Modi told farmers, ‘With bowed head, folded hands, I appeal, please join talks’
Hakikat Kya Hai | Dec 18, 2020, 09:29 PM ISTPM Modi, strongly defending farm laws that have triggered massive protests near Delhi, said today he was ready "with folded hands" to discuss every issue with farmers and allay their fear.
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Kurukshetra : PM Modi addressed MP farmers amid protests against farm laws
Kurukshetra | Dec 18, 2020, 07:35 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi addressed farmers at the 'Kisan Kalyan' event in Madhya Pradesh's Raisen through video conferencing on December 18.
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DMK, allies begin hunger strike in support of protesting farmers
India | Dec 18, 2020, 10:20 AM ISTThe DMK-led opposition in Tamil Nadu on Friday embarked on a day-long hunger strike in support of farmers protesting against the three farm laws enacted by the Centre recently.
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Murder or Suicide: Truth behind Sikh priest's death
News | Dec 17, 2020, 03:12 PM ISTAccording to reports, the 65-year-old also left a suicide note stating that "he couldn't see the ordeal of farmers who are sitting on the outskirts of the national capital protesting against the recently-passed farm laws".
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Thousands of farmers gather at Ghazipur border for Mahapanchayat, hearing underway in SC
News | Dec 17, 2020, 02:01 PM IST"The first and the only thing we will decide today is regarding the farmers' protest and the fundamental right of citizens to move. The question of the validity of laws can wait," SC said while hearing pleas