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Law student petitions SC for removal of protesting farmers, says they pose
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): A petition, filed by a law student before the Supreme Court, on Friday sought directions for immediate removal of agitating farmers from border areas of Delhi-NCR as they may pose a risk for spread of COVID-19.
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76 lakh Bengal farmers are in support of new farm laws: BJP leader Mukul R
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 4 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukul Roy slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for calling for a Dharna against new farm laws and said that 76 lakh farmers in Bengal are supporting the new laws.
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Farm laws are unconstitutional and illegal: SC Bar association president D
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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
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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
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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, 7 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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Hooda urges Haryana Governor to call special assembly session to discuss i
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Gurugram (Haryana) [India], December 4 (ANI): Congress leader and former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has urged Haryana Governor Satyadev Narayan Arya to call a special session of assembly to discuss issues related to farmers amid their protest.
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Tikri, Jharoda borders closed for traffic movement due to farmers' protest
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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
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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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Charitable Trust distributes medicines to protesting farmers at Singhu bor
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New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): Amid the ongoing farmers' agitation against the newly enacted farm laws, members of Civilian Welfare Charitable Trust from Delhi's Daryaganj area on Friday distributed medicines to the farmers stationed at the Singhu (Delhi-Haryana) border.
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RJD to protest in front of Mahatma Gandhi's statue in support of protestin
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Patna (Bihar) [India], December 4 (ANI): RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday said that the party will protest in front of the Mahatma Gandhi's statue at Gandhi Maidan here to express support for farmer's protest against new farm laws.
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Plea in SC to remove protesting farmers over COVID-19 fears
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New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking its directions for immediate removal of the protesting farmers from the borders of the national capital in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, advocate on record Om Prakash Parihar said on Friday.
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