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Delhi: Plea in Supreme Court to consider reasonable demands of farmers
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
A plea was filed in the Supreme Court on Friday seeking direction to the government of India to consider the reasonable demands of the farmers who are in continuous peaceful protest and demonstration.
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"Centre should consider demands of farmers, find solution": JDU leader Nee
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Amid the farmers' protest, JDU leader Neeraj Kumar called on the Centre to consider the demands of farmers and come out with a solution.
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Giving MSP on all crops not practical: Agricultural economist SS Johl
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Amidst the ongoing agitation by farmers demanding legal recognition of Minimum Support Price and implementation of the Swaminathan Committee report including on pricing mechanism, prominent agricultural economist Dr Sardara Singh Johl has said that giving MSP on all crops "is not practical"
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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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"Demands concern all farmers, we are in their support": Rakesh Tikait on '
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait on Tuesday said that demands for law on MSP, implementation of Swaminathan Committee report and debt waiver concern all farmers and they support farmers who have embarked on 'Delhi Chalo' protest over these issues
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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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Bharat Ratna being given for political benefits, says Sanjay Raut
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Sanjay Raut alleged on Sunday that the Bharat Ratna awards announced by the Centre are being conferred for "political benefits" ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
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"Electoral compulsions...": Swami Prasad Maurya on Bharat Ratna awardees
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
"I welcome the act of honouring farmer leader Chaudhury Charan Singh, former Prime Minister Narasimha Rao and eminent scientist MS Swaminathan with the Bharat Ratna though the Bharatiya Janata Party honoured them due to electoral compulsion," Maurya said, speaking to ANI on Saturday.
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Deve Gowda asks all parties not to differ on Bharat Ratna announcements
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Former prime minister and Janata Dal (Secular) veteran Deve Gowda on Saturday welcomed the central government's decision on awarding Bharat Ratna and asked those questioning the move not to differ with the Centre on this issue.
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