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MSP in threat as agricultural sector will be privatised under farm laws, s
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
BHOPAL (Madhya Pradesh) [India], January 7 (ANI): Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Thursday said that the central government will privatise the agricultural sector with the help of these farm laws and farmers will not be able to get Minimum Support Prize (MSP) for their pr
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BJP to reach out to West Bengal farmers with 'ek mutho chaal' campaign
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 7 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President JP Nadda will launch a campaign "ek mutho chaal" (a handful of rice) in Bardhaman district in West Bengal on January 9, sources informed.
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Sonia Gandhi accuses BJP-led government of profiteering, says petrol, dies
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 7 (ANI): Noting that price of petrol and diesel was at its highest in the last 73 years, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday said that "insensitive and ruthless" BJP-led government was bent upon breaking the back of poor farmers and middle class and demand
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SC asks Centre if farmers protesting at Delhi borders protected against CO
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 7 (ANI): Expressing serious concern over the large gathering of farmers protesting against the new farm laws at different borders of the national capital, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Government of India if those agitating are protected against COVID-
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Left-Congress alliance govt will improve situation in West Bengal: Pradip
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 7 (ANI): Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Pradip Bhattacharya on Thursday said the Left-Congress alliance government will improve the situation in West Bengal, which is due to go for Assembly polls in mid-2021.
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Women farmers harnessing driving skills at Singhu border ahead of Jan 26 t
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 7 (ANI): Women farmers are harnessing their driving skills from Thursday at Singhu border for the tractor parade planned on January 26.
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Farmers took out tractor rally at Delhi borders
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 7 (ANI): Farmers on Thursday took out a tractor rally at the Delhi borders to protest against the three new farm laws. This rally is a rehearsal for a more massive rally they have planned for January 26 if their demands are not met.
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Urdu Bulletin: SC to hear farmers plea on Monday, its refusal to stay on '
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 7 (ANI): Coverage of different Urdu publications on Thursday continued to highlight farmers agitation with prominence given to Supreme Court's order stating that it will hear their petition over the issue on January 11.
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MoS Agriculture Kailash Choudhary urges farmers to keep protest peaceful,
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 7 (ANI): The Union Minister of State for Agriculture Kailash Choudhary on Thursday made an appeal to the agitating farmers to keep the protest march peaceful and emphasised that government was hopeful of a resolution tomorrow.
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Farmers should have waited for next round of talks with Centre before trac
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 7 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday said farmers should have waited till the next round of talks, scheduled for January 8, before giving a call for tractor march on the national capital.
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Young NRIs join farmers' stir at Singhu border
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): Several young non-resident Indians (NRI) have joined farmers at the Singhu border to extend support to the ongoing demonstration against agricultural laws by offering their services.
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Punjab CM orders withdrawal of section 307 IPC in cow dung dumping case, d
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], January 6 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Wednesday ordered the withdrawal of Section 307 against farm laws protestors who dumped cow dung outside a former BJP minister's house.
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