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Despite India's warning, Canadian PM once again comments on farmers' prote
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], December 5 (ANI): Despite India's warning to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over his earlier remarks on farmers' protests, the PM has once again commented that he "will always stand up for the right of peaceful protests".
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Farmers' protest: Traffic in Delhi remains affected due to closed borders
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): As the ongoing farmers' agitation entered the tenth day, the traffic movement remained affected in the national capital region on Saturday morning with multiple borders between Delhi and neighbouring states still closed for commuters.
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Rahul Gandhi hits out at Centre over MSP, APMC, urges people to support fa
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 5 (ANI): Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Saturday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the minimum support price (MSP) and Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) Act and also urged citizens to support the protests led by farmers.
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Farmers' stir: Railways diverts, short terminates trains in Punjab again
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): Amid farmers' agitation in Punjab against the three recently enacted farm Acts, Western Railway on Friday said it had to divert a few trains and short terminate and accordingly short originate some others.
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5th round of talks between farmers, Centre to be held today
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): The fifth round of talks between the central government and farmers is scheduled to be held today.
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Farmers remain at Noida border ahead of fifth round of talks with Centre
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): With the fifth round of talks between the central government and farmers scheduled to be held today, protesting farmers were seen staying at the Noida border with Delhi near Mayur Vihar on Friday night.
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Farm laws are unconstitutional and illegal: SC Bar association president D
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): Senior lawyer and president of Supreme Court Bar Association Dushyant Dave on Friday said that the recently passed farm laws by the union government are "unconstitutional" and "illegal" and will eventually promote profiteering and legalise the exploitativ
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'Not scared of ED or anyone': Punjab CM slams opposition for 'playing poli
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], December 4 (ANI): Asserting that he was not scared of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) or anyone else, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday slammed all the opposition parties in the state for "playing politics" with the lives of the farmers to
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TMC calls for 3-day protest in Kolkata against Centre's farm laws
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 4 (ANI): Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called for a 3-day protest in Kolkata in support of farmers against the new farm laws.
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I'm not getting MSP for crops, farmers' protest justified: Ram Gopal Yadav
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): Calling himself a farmer and justifying the farmers' protest, Member of Parliament and senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Ram Gopal Yadav said that he has not got Minimum Support Price (MSP) for his maize crop.
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Tikri, Jharoda borders closed for traffic movement due to farmers' protest
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), December 4 (ANI): The Delhi Traffic Police (DTP) on Friday closed Tikri and Jharoda borders for traffic movement in view of the ongoing farmers' protest against the central farm laws.
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Singer Harbhajan Mann declines Shiromani Gayak award in support of farmers
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): Indian-Canadian singer Harbhajan Mann on Friday declined to accept the Shiromani Gayak award in support of the farmers protesting against the farm laws.
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