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PM Modi urges farmers to resume talks, says need for efforts to make them
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): Emphasising the need to work towards self-reliance of farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the new farm laws have been brought to ease difficulties in agriculture and called upon protesting farmers to resume talks with the gove
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Don't step back, farm laws will be scrapped once Congress comes to power:
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 10 (ANI): Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday urged farmers protesting against the three farm laws not to step back until their demands are met and said these laws will be scrapped when her party comes to power.
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Agriculture reforms are necessary, farm laws provide an option: PM Modi
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): Noting that the process of reforms in agriculture is necessary and important, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the new farm laws provide an option to farmers and have been brought to meet the emerging challenges.
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Rajasthan Congress MLA reaches state assembly on tractor to support protes
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Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], February 10 (ANI): Congress MLA from Bamanwas Indira Meena on Wednesday reached the Rajasthan Assembly here on a tractor on the first day of the budget session to extend her support to the farmers protesting against the new farm laws.
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Narendra Singh Tomar slams Congress for lying, misleading people on new fa
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New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): Union Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday slammed Congress for misleading the people by lying about the new farm laws pointing that the party is losing its support base.
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R-Day violence accused Iqbal Singh arrested from Hoshiarpur, Punjab
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): Another accused in the January 26 Delhi violence case, Iqbal Singh, was arrested by a Special Cell from Hoshiarpur in Punjab on Tuesday night, the Delhi Police informed.
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Odisha govt to move Centre for implementation of Swaminathan Committee rec
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], February 10 (ANI): Taking into account the ongoing farmers' protest against the newly passed farm laws, the Odisha Cabinet has resolved to move the Union Government demanding implementation of the MS Swaminathan Committee recommendations regarding minimum suppor
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Congress misleading farmers for political gains: Anurag Thakur
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): In a scathing attack on Congress in Lok Sabha on Tuesday, Union Minister of State Anurag Thakur said the party has been misleading the farmers for its political gains by claiming that the agricultural produce market committee (APMC) mandis will be scrapp
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Toolkit investigations: Google yet to respond to Delhi Police's communicat
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New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI): Delhi Police on Tuesday said they have not yet received a reply from Google in response to their communication seeking details about a "toolkit" related to the farmers' protest.
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Farm laws not scriptures that cannot be changed: Farooq Abdullah
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI): Amid the protest by farmers on the Delhi borders, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday said in Lok Sabha that the farm laws are not religious scriptures that cannot be changed.
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Akhilesh refers to PM Modi's 'andolan jeevi' jibe, talks of 'chanda jivi s
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI): Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday attacked the BJP-led government over the new farm laws and its assurance on continuing minimum support price mechanism, saying farmers were not getting MSP even now in several parts of the country.
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Farmers' agitation: 'Kisan Kranti' memorial to be built at Ghazipur border
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New Delhi, [India], February 9 (ANI): Amid the farmers' agitation against the new agricultural laws at Delhi borders, the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) on Tuesday said that they will build a "Kisan Kranti" memorial at Ghazipur border in the memory of those farmers who died during the agitation
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