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Repeal laws, legally authorise MSP: Farmer leader Joginder Ugrahan after f
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 22 (ANI): Farmers have only one demand, repeal the farm laws and legally authorise minimum support price (MSP), said farmer leader Joginder Singh Ugrahan on Thursday after the Samyukta Kisan Morcha rejected the government's proposal to put new farm laws on hold
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Focus on the role of women in agriculture on Women Farmers' Day
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): Protesting farmers celebrated Women Farmers' Day across the country and at Delhi borders on January 18 to respect the incomparable role of women in agriculture.
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Farmer leader Chaduni hits out at Kakka over allegations of political outr
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 18 (ANI): Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) Haryana president Gurnam Singh Chaduni said farmer leader Shivkumar Singh was levelling "baseless allegations" against him.
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All India Kisan Sabha distances itself from proposal to reconstitute SC pa
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): Distancing himself and his union from the proposal to reconstitute the Supreme Court's committee on farm laws All India Kisan Sabha's General Secretary, Hannan Mollah, on Sunday said the proposal was not his organisation's idea, and it has not presented a
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Minimum Support Price should be made legally mandatory, says KC Tyagi
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], January 16(ANI): Janata Dal-United (JDU) leader KC Tyagi on Saturday said it is very unfortunate that the 9th round of talks between farm unions and the Central Government remained inconclusive, adding that efforts should be made to legalise mandatory the Minimum Suppo
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9th round of meeting between govt, farmer leaders underway in Delhi
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New Delhi [India], January 15 (ANI): The ninth round of talks between Centre and representative of farmer unions protesting on Delhi borders against the three newly passed farm laws began at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi on Friday.
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Govt welcomes SC ruling on farm laws, will present our view when court-app
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New Delhi [India], January 15 (ANI): In his first reaction after Supreme Court stayed the implementation of farm laws and appointed a committee to resolve the issue, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday said Centre welcomes apex court's ruling and will present its views
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Farmer protest Day 49: Temporary Gurdwara set up at Singhu border
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): The farmers' protest at the borders of the national capital against the Centre's farm laws entered its 49th day on Wednesday amid biting cold weather across the region.
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SC's decision to form Committee to help find solution well-intentioned: Ch
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New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): Congress leader P.Chidambaram on Tuesday said that 'the concern expressed by the Supreme Court over the farmer's protest is justified and the decision to form Committee to help find a solution is well-intentioned,' Chidambaram tweeted.
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Will hold core committee meeting after SC order on farm laws, says BKU's R
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 12 (ANI): As the Supreme Court is hearing the petitions related to central farm laws and is likely to pass an order today, Bharatiya Kisan Union spokesperson Rakesh Tikait said that they will hold a core committee meeting after the proceedings conclu
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Haryana's INLD leader Abhay Chautala submits conditional resignation over
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], January 12 (ANI): Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader Abhay Singh Chautala on Monday wrote to Haryana Assembly Speaker Gian Chand Gupta, offering his conditional resignation from the state Assembly in support of the agitating farmers.
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Harsimrat Kaur Badal says govt failed to solve farmers' issue
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], January 11 (ANI): Former Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Monday said the central government has failed in solving the farmers' issues.
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