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Congress backs farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' march to Parliament, calls for pro-f
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Taking to his official handle on X, Jairam Ramesh posted, "Farmers are marching to Parliament today. Their protest has received a huge booster dose after getting support from the Vice President and the Honourable Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. Farmers and their organizations are continuousl
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Jairam Ramesh lists major "failures" of BJP govt policies on agriculture
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
"Of all the various failures of the Modi Government, the sheer incompetence and maliciousness of the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare is among the most harmful and self-evident," the senior Congress leader said in a post on 'X'.
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Union govt has no intention to address farmers' concerns: Congress' Jaira
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Congress general secretary in charge of communications Jairam Ramesh on Thursday said that though the farmers were allowed to hold Mahapanchayat at Ramlila Maidan in the national capital, the Union government has no intention to address the concerns raised by them.
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Conferring award to MS Swaminathan not sufficient, must endorse his recomm
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday accused the Centre of ignoring the Swaminathan Commission's recommendation of fixing the minimum support price at 50 per cent of the cost of comprehensive production costs for farmers.
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"We should be allowed to protest peacefully": Farmer leader Sarwan Singh P
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Meanwhile, police lobbed multiple rounds of teargas shells to disperse farmers who were approaching the police barricade at the Punjab-Haryana Shambhu border to resume the 'Dilli Chalo' protest on Wednesday.
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Even as Rahul Gandhi promises MSP for all crops, Congress note of 2010 rej
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Former Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, KV Thomas informed the Rajya Sabha that the recommendation was not accepted by the government because "MSP is recommended by the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) based on objective criteria and considering
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'Farmers would file nomination against PM Modi if he contests from any con
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
A group of Tamil Nadu farmers in Trichy lend their support to the 'Delhi Chalo' farmers' protest. Farmer leader P Ayyakannu said that if PM Modi contested from any constituency in TN in the coming elections, then farmers would file nomination against him.
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Rahul Gandhi assures support to farmers; announces legal guarantee of MSP
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Amid farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' march towards the National Capital to press for their demands, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi announced on Tuesday that the party, if voted to power, will give a legal guarantee of Minimum Support Price (MSP) to every farmer as per Swaminathan Commission.
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Modi govt followed Swaminathan Commission recommendations, Oppn misleading
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh), December 16 (ANI): It is the Narendra Modi government, which followed the recommendations of Swaminathan Commission, and declared Minimum Support Price (MSP) for various farm produces by adding 50 per cent profit on the cost of the farmer, Union Agriculture Minis
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Hazare warns of sitting on fast if demands related to agriculture not fulf
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Ahmednagar (Maharashtra) [India], December 15 (ANI): Social activist Anna Hazare on Monday wrote to Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and warned of resuming hunger strike if the Centre does not fulfil his demands including the implementation of the recommendations made by MS S
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Haryana polls: INLD promises Rs 15,000 monthly unemployment allowance, Rs
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India] October 12 (ANI): In a bid to attract voters ahead of Assembly polls, the Indian National Lok Dal on Saturday released its manifesto making a plethora of promises including unemployment allowance for the youths and the implementation of recommendations of Swamin
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Amritsar: Farmers block rail movement, demand implementation of Swaminatha
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Mar 5 (ANI): For the fourth consecutive day, farmers staged a protest on the Amritsar-Delhi railway line at Jandiala town on Tuesday demanding implementation of the recommendations of the Swaminathan Commission, among other things.
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