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"Congress betrayed farmers, BJP betrayed the nation": KTR
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Lashing out at the Revanth Reddy-led Congress government, KTR questioned whether thrashing farmers protesting for urea was the real face of Rahul Gandhi's "Mohabbat ki Dukaan."
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Supreme Court halts apple tree felling in Himachal Pradesh amidst farmer p
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The interim stay comes in response to a petition filed by environmentalist and former Deputy Mayor of Shimla, Tikender Singh Panwar, who argued that the ongoing tree felling during peak harvest season was unscientific, anti-farmer, inhuman and environmentally disastrous.
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Farmer organisations oppose forest eviction drive in Himachal Pradesh, thr
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a press conference held in Shimla on Monday, the Himachal Kisan Sabha and the Himachal Seb Utpadak Sangh demanded an immediate halt to the felling of apple trees and called for proper demarcation of land instead of mass clearances.
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Former Andhra CM Jagan Reddy demands mango procurement at Rs 12 kg, slams
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) President YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has demanded that the coalition government immediately procure the entire mango produce from farmers at Rs 12 per kilogram.
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Punjab minister calls farmer leaders meeting in Chandigarh today
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The meeting will be held in Punjab Bhawan at 4 PM today, according to the notice released by the agriculture department on March 20.
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Shiromani Akali Dal slams Centre over farmer protests, accuses Government
Updated : 1 year ago IST
This came after Punjab police removed farmers from the Punjab-Haryana Khanauri Border and Shambhu Border, where they were sitting in protest over their various demands, including a legal guarantee on Minimum Support Price (MSP) for all crops.
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Bhagwant Mann has used, abused and humiliated farmers for votes: Sunil Jha
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, alleging that the farmers' protest at Punjab's Shambhu and Khanauri borders was orchestrated at AAP leader's behest to serve his political interests.
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'All countrymen should stand with farmers,' says Bajrang Punia on ongoing
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Indian Olympic medallist wrestler Bajrang Punia strongly criticized the government after several farmers were arrested in the protest at the Shambhu Border in Punjab. He said, "The government was just pretending to talk to farmers. Arresting them after discussions shows that they are not
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"Discussions were very positive": Union Agri Minister after meeting with p
Updated : 1 year ago IST
"The meeting took place in a very positive atmosphere and the discussions were very positive. The next date for the meeting is May 4," Chouhan said.
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Farmer protest: Farmers and Centre to hold meeting on February 14 in Chand
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The meeting will focus on addressing the pending demands of farmers.
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Farmers protest: SC seeks Dallewal's health reports to get AIIMS medical b
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought from the Punjab government complete comparative medical reports of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on an indefinite fast, to obtain an opinion from the medical board of AIIMS.
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"His demands are genuine": Manickam Tagore on deteriorating health of Jagj
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Monday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the deteriorating health condition of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewall, who has been on a fast unto death since November 26 at the Khanauri border in Punjab.
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