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Farmer unions ask centre to resume talks on agri laws on Dec 29
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 27(ANI): The Samyukt Kisan Morcha, a joint front of almost 40 farmer organisations, wrote a letter to the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare accepting the Centre's offer for dialogue and proposed December 29 as the next date for the meeting.
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Govt not taking farmers seriously because opposition parties weak: Shiv Se
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 27 (ANI): The central government is not taking the demands of the protesting farmers seriously because the opposition is weak, said the Shiv Sena adding that though Rahul Gandhi is putting up a vigorous fight, there is something lacking in the Congress'
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Farm laws are in interest of farmers: Dharmendra Pradhan
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhenkanal (Odisha) [India], December 27 (ANI): Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said that the new farm laws brought by the BJP-led government are in the interest of farmers.
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Digvijaya Singh asks Congress members to 'Wake up' and join farmers' prote
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], December 26 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Saturday asked his party members to "wake up" and join the farmers' protests and raise their voice against the new farm laws.
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Former MP resigns from BJP, says party, govt insensitive towards protestin
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], December 26 (ANI): Asserting that there is nothing for farmers in the new farm laws and alleging "insensitivity" towards the protesting farmers by his party colleagues and the central government, former Lok Sabha MP Harinder Singh Khalsa resigned from the Bharatiya
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RLP quits NDA, Beniwal says new farm laws are against farmers
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Alwar (Rajasthan) [India], December 26 (ANI): Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) leader Hanuman Beniwal on Saturday said his party has quit the BJP-led NDA in protest against the new farm laws.
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Will hold 'tractor march' on Dec 30 if govt does not talk of repealing far
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 26 (ANI): The farmer unions protesting against the three farm laws on Saturday said they will hold a "tractor march" from Singhu border on December 30 if the government does not talk of repealing these laws during their proposed talks on December 29.
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PM directly transferred Rs 53,680 cr into Odisha farmers' accounts: Dharme
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhenkanal (Odisha) [India], December 26 (ANI): Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directly transferred Rs 53,680 crores into accounts of farmers of Odisha.
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Relief to Delhi-Ghaziabad commuters: NH-9, 24 near Gazipur border reopen
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 26 (ANI): In a relief to Delhi-Ghaziabad commuters, National Highway-9 and 24 (NH-9 and NH-24), passing through Gazipur border where farmers have been protesting for a month, were reopened for traffic, announced Delhi Traffic Police on Saturday evening.
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Farmer unions to hold talks with government on Dec 29
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 26 (ANI): The farmer unions protesting against the three farm laws on Saturday proposed holding the next round of talks with the government on December 29.
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Former Gujarat CM, supporters detained for protest march towards Delhi in
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], December 26 (ANI): Former Gujarat Chief Minister Shankersinh Vaghela and his supporters were detained on Saturday as they commenced their protest march towards Delhi under 'Chalo Dilli' campaign to support the agitating farmers in Delhi.
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Akhilesh Yadav congratulates party leaders, workers on success of 'Kisan G
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 26 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) chief and former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday congratulated the party leaders on the successful completion of the 'Kisan-Ghera' programme and said the participation of thousands of farmers in the event sh
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