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Chakka Jam: Farmer groups stage protest on Jammu-Pathankot highway, reiter
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 6 (ANI): Farmer organisations on Saturday staged a protest on the Jammu-Pathankot Highway as a part of the nationwide 'Chakka Jam' called by farmers.
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Rahul Gandhi says farm laws dangerous for country, offers support to prote
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 6 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday extended support to the agitating farmers and said that the new agriculture laws are not only dangerous for them, but for the whole country.
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Punjab Contract Farming Act has provision to jail farmers, in Centre's law
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 6 (ANI): Punjab Government's Contract Farming Act has a provision to send farmers behind the bars and fine of up to Rs 5 lakh whereas in the Government of India's Act a farmer can exit a contract anytime, said Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar. Read More
'Exercise maximum restraint': UN Human Rights Office on farmers' protests
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 6 (ANI): The United Nations human rights office on Friday called on Indian authorities and those protesting against the new agricultural laws to exercise maximum restraint stating that it is crucial to find "equitable solutions" with due respect to human rights for al
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'Khoon ki kheti' jibe was made in reference to Congress document, says Tom
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 5 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday said his "khoon ki kheti" jibe against Congress in the Rajya Sabha earlier in the day was made in the context of a document shown by Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge.
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Opposition leaders not telling what is 'black' in the new farm laws, says
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 5 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday said that opposition has failed to point flaws in new farm laws and the opposition did not discuss provisions of these legislations during the motion of thanks to the President's Address in Rajy
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Comparing Ghazipur with India-Pak border, Oppn demands discussion on agri
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 5 (ANI): Member of Parliaments (MPs) from various opposition parties have in a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, compared the situation at Delhi-Ghazipur border with India-Pakistan border and demanded a separate discussion on the issue of new agriculture laws.
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Centre trying to ensure requisite investment reaches agriculture sector: T
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 5 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday said that Rs 1 lakh crore agriculture infrastructure fund has been provided under the Atmanirbhar package and the Centre has tried to ensure that requisite investment reaches the agriculture sec
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BSP slams Centre's 'oppressive attitude' towards farmers, demands repeal o
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 5 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party Rajya Sabha MP Satish Chandra Misra on Friday slammed the Centre and alleged that the Centre had adopted an oppressive approach towards the ongoing farmers' agitation against the three farm laws. He also urged the Centre to shun its eg
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WTO agreement on agriculture reflects double standards, should be amended:
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): Noting that the WTO Agreement on Agriculture is characterised by "democratic deficit" and is based on "commercial realpolitik", a group of former Indian envoys have called for amending it so that it facilitates developing and least developed countries to
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Finance Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey explains agri cess, says agriculture
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): Surprising many, in the recent Union Budget government came up with an Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC) instead of COVID-19 cess. Finance Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey in an exclusive interview to ANI explains the reason behind it
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Have mercy on farmers: Sanjay Singh urges Centre to withdraw agri laws
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): Raising the agitating farmers' issue in the Rajya Sabha, AAP leader Sanjay Singh on Thursday urged the Centre to withdraw the new farm laws, stating that "have mercy on farmers who are being lathi-charged, called traitors, terrorists and Khalistanis".
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