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Anil Vj holds meeting ahead of protest against farm bills
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], September 24 (ANI): Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on Thursday held a meeting with senior officers and directed them to handle the situation during the protest concerning farm bills on September 25 firmly with due sensitivity.
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Agriculture Bills are in interests of farmers: Nitish Kumar
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], September 24 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday backed the Agriculture sector reform Bills passed by the Parliament.
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Punjab government to continue fight against agriculture bills till last br
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], September 24 (ANI): Assuring the state farmers of that Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh led Punjab government is committed and duty-bound to safeguard their interests, the state Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal on Thursday said that the fight against '
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Capt Amarinder appeals to all parties to fight unitedly against farm Bills
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], September 24 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Thursday appealed to all political parties to rise above petty considerations and come on one platform to fight unitedly against the treacherous Agriculture Bills that would destroy the farmers of
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Farm Bills will make traders come to farmers' doorstep to purchase produce
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): The new agriculture Bills passed recently by the Parliament will lessen the distance between the trader and farmers, said Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.
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'Those opposing agriculture bills are enemies of farmers': Shivraj Singh C
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], September 24 (ANI): Stressing that agriculture bills will double farmers' income, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday said that those are opposing the legislations are "enemies of farmers" as they are misleading them.
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Ghulam Nabi Azad meets President, urges him to send back agriculture bills
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad met President Ram Nath Kovind and urged him to return the agriculture-related bills that were passed on Sunday amid protests.
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Congress misleading people over farm bills, MSP, APMCs will continue: Smri
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): Accusing Congress of trying to mislead people over agriculture bills passed by parliament, Union Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday said that the legislations give farmers the freedom to sell their produce anywhere and ensure timely payment to them.<
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Opposition boycotts house, stages protest at Gandhi and Ambedkar statues i
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): In a symbolic act, the Opposition led by the Congress staged a protest at the Gandhi and Ambedkar statues on the Parliament premises on Wednesday against the recently passed agriculture Bills in Rajya Sabha.
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Ludhiana farmers, Congress workers carry out 'tractor protest'
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], September 23 (ANI): Several farmers and Congress workers held a 'tractor protest' at Mullanpur Dakha in Ludhiana on Wednesday against the passage of the agriculture Bills in the Parliament.
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Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh breaks his one-day fast
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh on Wednesday broke his one-day fast, he has started on Tuesday to protest the unruly behaviour towards him by some Opposition MPs during the passage of agriculture Bills in the Upper House on September 20.
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Punjab CM announces reduction in market, rural development fee for basmati
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) September 23 (ANI): In the light of the provisions of the new agriculture bills, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday announced reduction in the market development fee (MDF) and the rural development fee (RDF) rates, from 2 per cent to 1 per cent each.
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