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SC involved, hope government, farmers would have discussions soon: Union
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): With the Supreme Court expressing its intention to form a committee comprising representatives of farmers union, government and other stakeholders to resolve the issues concerning protesting farmers, Minister of State for Agriculture Kailash Choudhary
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Ministers who called farmers Khalistani must apologise: Sukhbir Singh Bada
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], December 12 (ANI): Attacking Bharatiya Janata Party-led Union government regarding the ongoing deadlock with farmers over the three agriculture sector laws, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday said all the 'ministers' who 'defamed' th
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Rahul Gandhi slams Centre, asks how many farmers need to die before repeal
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 12 (ANI): Attacking the Union government over the issue of deaths of protesting farmers, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday asked how many more 'sacrifices have to be made' before the three agriculture sector laws will be repealed by the government.
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Rahul Gandhi slams Centre over issue of farmers' income
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): Attacking the Union government over the issue of farm income in the country, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that NDA government wants the average farmers' income in the country to drop down to the level of income being earned by farmers in B
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Centre unlikely to share draft amendments to farm laws with protestors bef
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 7 (ANI): The Union government's unrelenting attempts to resolve the farmers' agitation through dialogue is making little headway with few of the farmer unions remaining adamant on their demand to repeal the new agriculture laws.
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Farm laws are unconstitutional and illegal: SC Bar association president D
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
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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Amarinder Singh passed similar farm laws 3 years ago: Sukhbir Badal
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], December 3 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, three years ago, passed the same farm laws in the state Assembly that the union government promulgated recently, said Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday.
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Parkash Singh Badal sent strong message to government by returning Padma V
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], December 3 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday said his father and SAD patriarch Parkash Singh Badal has sent a strong message to the union government by returning his Padma Vibhushan award "as a sign of protest" against
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Rahul Gandhi slams Centre over farmers protest
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday slammed the Union government over farmers protest against the new agriculture laws and termed the Centre a government of 'lie and loot'.
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Union government procures 318 LMT paddy till Nov 30
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): The union government on Tuesday said in the current year's Kharif season, purchase of over 318 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has been done upto November 30, 2020 which is an increase of 18.58 per cent over the last year.
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High-level deliberations in government before fresh reach out to farmers
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): The union government has proposed December 1 as the new date of talks with the leaders of protesting farmers on their concerns about the three new farm laws with the decision taken after high-level deliberations.
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It would be better if Centre reconsiders farm laws, says Mayawati
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 29 (ANI): Amid farmers' protests against Union government's agricultural laws, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati said it would be better if the Central government reconsiders the three newly-enacted legislation, stating that the farmers are
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