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Farm Bills are 'anti-farmer', meant to corporatise agriculture sector: Tej
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], September 25 (ANI): Raising objections against the Centre's passage of farm Bills in the Parliament, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday said that these Bills are "anti-farmers" and added that it will make them "poorer".
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New agriculture laws will enslave farmers: Rahul Gandhi
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 25 (ANI): Attacking the Centre over the agriculture sector reform Bills passed by the Parliament, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that these would "enslave our farmers" and extended support to the call for 'Bharat Bandh'.
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Farmers protest in Amritsar against agriculture sector reform Bills
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], September 25 (ANI): The Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Samiti on Friday continued their 'rail roko' agitation in Amritsar in protest against the farm Bills which were passed in Parliament recently.
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Northern Railway cancels some trains due to farmers' agitation in Punjab
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 25 (ANI): Keeping in view the farmers' agitation in Punjab against agriculture bills, some trains operated by Northern Railway will remain cancelled or partially cancelled, as per Deepak Kumar, Chief Public Relation Officers (CPRO) of the zone.
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WB Govt can only give lip service to farmers' cause: Vijayvargiya targets
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Durgapur (West Bengal) [India], September 25 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kailash Vijayvargiya on Thursday said that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is opposing Agriculture bills as all 'cut money people' (middlemen) will vanish due to the legislations.
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Punjab CM appeals to farmers to maintain law and order during 'Bharat Band
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], September 24 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday, appealed to the farmers to strictly maintain law and order, and adhere to all COVID-19 safety protocols, during Bharat Bandh against the Agriculture Bills scheduled for Friday.
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Farmers in J-K's Kralpora expecting profits as weather favour walnut crop
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Budgam (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 24 (ANI): The harvesting season of the walnut crop has begun in Jammu and Kashmir, and farmers of Kralpora are expecting good profits as the weather conditions in the region has favoured their crop.
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Agriculture Bills are in interests of farmers: Nitish Kumar
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], September 24 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday backed the Agriculture sector reform Bills passed by the Parliament.
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BJP to hold 15-day awareness campaign in seven states over Farm Bills fro
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party has decided to conduct a 15-day public awareness campaign for farmers on the three agriculture-related legislation and to counter the Opposition parties agenda of misleading farmers on their objectives.
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Farmers will be able to sell produce at any price they want: Narendra Sing
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): Farmers will now be able to sell their produce at any price they want even outside the mandi and their states, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said on Thursday.
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Punjab government to continue fight against agriculture bills till last br
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], September 24 (ANI): Assuring the state farmers of that Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh led Punjab government is committed and duty-bound to safeguard their interests, the state Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal on Thursday said that the fight against '
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Capt Amarinder appeals to all parties to fight unitedly against farm Bills
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], September 24 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Thursday appealed to all political parties to rise above petty considerations and come on one platform to fight unitedly against the treacherous Agriculture Bills that would destroy the farmers of
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