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Farmers' protest: Police use tear gas, traffic jams result on roads, talks
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Police used tear gas to disperse protesters on the second day of the farmers' stir even as the local people suffered due to traffic jams near the borders, and the farmers' organisations said they would hold a meeting with the Central government on Thursday to discuss their demands.
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Centre's stance on farmers' protest hypocritical: Congress leader Jairam R
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday lashed out at the centre over the farmer issue saying that there is a need to understand chronology now.
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"Even China border is not fortified like it is in national capital": Shash
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday said he doesn't think the China border is fortified the way the national capital is, adding that it's a democratic right of the farmers to protest and to be heard in the national capital.
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"Govt working on the farmers' issues with sensitivity ": BJP's Sudhanshu T
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Sudhanshu Trivedi on Wednesday assured that the government is committed to finding a solution to farmer's problems but said that technically, the demand for a law (on MSP) is strange as the government cannot form laws now.
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'Dilli Chalo' protest: CPI-M General Secretary Yechury urges Centre to sta
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Communist Party of India's (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Wednesday urged the Union Government to start "meaningful talks" with farmers' groups who are protesting against the government, demanding a guaranteed minimum support price (MSP).
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"Punjab government is with farmers; Centre using police as weapon": State
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
After attending the Rural Olympics programme in Kila Raipur, Anmol Gagan Mann said that police using tear gas to disperse the farmers has damaged the eyesight of many.
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Farmers protest: "It's evident who is backing them," says Rajasthan Minist
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Rajasthan minister Jhabar Singh Kharra said here on Wednesday that it is evident who is backing the protesting farmers.
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"Several things to consider in formulation of new laws; want to discuss wi
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Arjun Munda told ANI that the government has assured them (farmers) that all the works of administrative nature will be fast-tracked.
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"We request government to stop all this": Farmer leader Pandher on use of
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
"Police used SLR bullets, tear gas, plastic and rubber to disperse our farmers. These kinds of actions are not acceptable. The way they are making our perception in the media is not right. They are putting the tag of Khalistani, calling us pro LEFT and the supporter of Congress and Punjab go
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Efforts to hold positive discussions with farmers' union will continue: Ag
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Amidst the ongoing farmers' protest in Delhi, Union Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda on Wednesday said that efforts to engage in constructive dialogue with the farmers' union persist.
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Mayawati urges government to address farmers' demands amid ongoing protest
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
As the farmers' protests continue, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Wednesday urged the government to take the demands of the farmers seriously and to consider them with empathy.
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Farmers' 'Dilli Chalo' protest: Suspension of internet services extended t
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
According to a notification issued by the Haryana administration, bulk SMS and all dongle services provided on mobile networks, except voice calls, will remain suspended in the jurisdiction of districts Ambala, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Jind, Hisar, Fatehabad and Sirsa.
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