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Bharat Bandh: No political leaders to be allowed on stage, road blockade t
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 7 (ANI): As the farmer agitation entered its twelfth day, their representatives reiterated on Monday that the 'Bharat Bandh' scheduled for December 8 will be observed the whole day while 'chakka jam' (road blockade) would only be till 3 pm, adding that no politica
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Tomar urges farmer unions to give up agitation, says MSP will continue, AP
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar on Saturday said that APMCs will not be weakened and MSP will continue as he urged farmer unions to give up their agitation and solve their grievances through talks.
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Govt to hold next meet with farmers on Dec 9; MSP to continue: Agriculture
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): After its fifth round of talks on Saturday with farmer group leaders remained inconclusive, the Centre announced another meeting on December 9. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar today reassured the agitating farmers that central governmen
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Tomar requests farmer leaders to ask protesting senior citizens, children
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): During the fifth round of talks on the farm laws, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday requested farmer leaders to ask senior citizens and children at the protest sites to go home.
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Farmer leaders threaten to walk out from meeting if demands not met
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): Farmer group representatives on Saturday said they will walk out of the fifth round of talks with the Central Government if the government does arrive at a decision on the demands of the agitating farmers.
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Noida police diverts traffic towards DND flyway due to ongoing farmers' pr
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 5 (ANI): The Noida police on Saturday diverted traffic towards the DND (Delhi Noida Direct) flyway at the inter-state border after protesting farmers blocked the road leading to Delhi from here.
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During Round 5 of talks with farmers, Government hands over minutes of las
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): The fifth round of talks between leaders of farmer groups and ministers of the Central government began on Saturday at Vigyan Bhawan here to end a deadlock over the new farm laws.
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Government has talked of amendments, we want repeal of farm laws, say farm
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3(ANI): The government has talked of some amendments to farm laws, farmer leaders said on Thursday as they continued to press for their demand for repeal of the laws.
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MSP will not be touched, Tomar assures farmer leaders
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday told the farmer representatives during their meeting here that the minimum support price (MSP) "will not be touched and no changes will be made to it", official sources said.
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Farmers seek special Parliament session, abolition of farm laws at Vigyan
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): In the fourth round of meeting held with the Centre here at the Vigyan Bhawan on Thursday, farmer leaders suggested the government to hold a special session of the Parliament and sought abolition of the three farm laws.
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Farmers have 'langar' at Vigyan Bhawan meet, refuse govt's offer of food,
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): Farmer leaders refused to accept tea or food offered by the government during the fourth round of talks with the Centre at Vigyan Bhawan on Thursday, amid the ongoing protest to repeal the new agricultural laws.
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Let's see to what extent issues can be resolved, says Tomar ahead of fourt
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has said that the government will hold another round of discussion with farmer leaders on Thursday in which both sides will present their views and it remains to be seen "to what extent issues can be resolve
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