The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the Chief Electoral Officer to reconsider its decision and allow disbursement of Rythu Bandhu assistance to the farmers in the state which was withdrawn in a letter dated November 27.
On the occasion of its 12th foundation day, the Aam Aadmi Party gave the slogan of Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan, Jai Naujvan, (salutation to soldiers, farmers, youth) and its national convener Arvind Kejriwal exhorted the youth of India to take charge of the country.
By making sure that dairy farmers stick to a single queue for procurement at the cooperatives, Verghese Kurien blurred socioeconomic divides while ushering in the White Revolution in the country, the legendary Milk Man's daughter Nirmala Kurien said on Sunday.
Some of the demands raised by the protestors include electricity shortage, minimum support price (MSP) for the farmers, the implementation of insurance schemes for farmers and anti-people and anti-worker policies of the government.
The Punjab police has suspended 7 officials including one Superintendent of Police (SP) and two Deputy Superintendent of Police DSP for the security lapse during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Punjab on January 5, 2022.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) government is cheating the farmers, youth and women in Telangana adding that the state has gone into debt of Rs 3 lakh crore due to the fractured economic policies of KCR led governm
The public is more aware of the issues of law and order, appeasement politics, and farmer loans which might become a cause for the defeat of the Congress party in the state, said Satish Poonia.
A range of factors will be at play in the Rajasthan assembly polls on Saturday with BJP seeking to oust the Congress government in the state by vociferously raising issues concerning farmers, women and youth and alleged corruption and both parties seeking to woo voters with tall promises.
According to ADB, the funding package, consisting of a USD 125 million loan from ADB and an agreement to syndicate an additional USD 125 million in cofinancing from other development partners, underscores the commitment to supporting sectors vital to India's rural landscape.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday suggested that the farmers who engage in stubble burning be deprived of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) benefits as a part of the economic repercussions of their actions.