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'The work has begun' exudes a jubilant Rahul Gandhi on loan waiver promise
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 18 (ANI): 'Did you see, the work has begun,' remarked a beaming Congress president Rahul Gandhi while giving a brief reply to journalists on being asked about his party's election promise on the farm loan waiver.
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Will conduct SIT probe into 2013 Naxal attack: Chhattisgarh CM elect
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Dec 16 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister-elect Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday termed the Jhiram Ghati Naxal attack in 2013 as a "criminal political conspiracy", and said his cabinet will constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the incident.
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It often goes to best connected than poor: Rajan on farmer loan waivers
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 14 (ANI): Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan on Friday claimed that the loan waivers for farmers actually go to the "best connected rather than the poorest".
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Ready for debate with PM anytime, anywhere: Rahul
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana), Aug 14 (ANI): In yet another scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over several issues including Rafale deal, Goods and Services Tax (GST), farmer loans, fuel price hike and women safety, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday challenged him for a debate
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Ask banks to expedite process of distributing crop loans: Fadnavis to Cent
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 24 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis wrote a letter to the Centre demanding that all banks in the state be directed to expedite the process of distributing crop loans to farmers.
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Can decide on farmers' loan after Congress approval: Kumaraswamy
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 30 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy on Wednesday underscored that he could only sanction the farmer loans in the state after the Congress' approval.
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Will waive farmer loans within 10 days of coming to power: Rahul Gandhi
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Kalgi (Karnataka) [India], May 04 (ANI): Congress President Rahul Gandhi, on Saturday, claimed that within ten days of the Congress party coming to power in the 2019 General Elections, all farmer loans nationwide will be waived off.
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States must cut expenditure/raise taxes to accommodate farmer loan-waiver:
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian on Friday stated that while farmer loan-waivers will be deflationary, state governments must accommodate these either by reducing expenditure, or increasing tax rates.
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Karnataka Govt. to waive farmer loans upto Rs. 50,000
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday announced to waive off short term loan of farmers till Rs 50,000 availed till June 20, 2017 from cooperative banks.
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Centre disassociates from farmer loan waivers, faces wrath of Congress
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): Soon after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced the Centre's disassociation with loan waivers for farmers, the Congress party on Tuesday lashed out at the former, saying the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) must not make promises they cannot deliver.
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Shiv Sena lauds Fadnavis on loan waiver to farmers
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 12 (ANI): In the wake of the state government's decision to waive off farmer loans, the Shiv Sena on Monday while backing the same, noted that it is a big victory for farmers who will finally be able to reap the benefit of their relentless agitation.
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Farmer loan waiver: Shiv Sena urges other CMs to emulate Yogi Adityanath
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 5 (ANI): The Shiv Sena on Wednesday welcomed the Yogi Adityanath-led government's decision to waive off agrarian loans worth Rs 36,359 crore of nearly 87 lakh small and marginal farmers in Uttar Pradesh.
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