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States must cut expenditure/raise taxes to accommodate farmer loan-waiver:
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian on Friday stated that while farmer loan-waivers will be deflationary, state governments must accommodate these either by reducing expenditure, or increasing tax rates.
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Centre disassociates from farmer loan waivers, faces wrath of Congress
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): Soon after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced the Centre's disassociation with loan waivers for farmers, the Congress party on Tuesday lashed out at the former, saying the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) must not make promises they cannot deliver.
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BJP stands in support of Shivraj Chouhan's indefinite fast
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): After Shivraj Singh Chouhan decided to begin an indefinite fast for peace and talks with farmers on loan waivers and better prices for their produce, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has vowed to stand in support of his initiative stating that this act of th
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Tamil Nadu farmers resume their protest
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 9 (ANI): In another raging farmer's agitation, farmers from Tamil Nadu, who have been demanding loan waivers, drought relief packages and formation of a Cauvery management board to resolve their irrigation issues, resumed their protest in the national
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Maharashtra: Protesting farmers continue to spill milk down roads
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Shirdi (Maharashtra) [India], June 2 (ANI): With the indefinite strike of farmers demanding crop loan waivers and better procurement prices entering its second day on Friday, the farmers continue to spill litres of milk down the road.
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Tamil Nadu farmers' plight and their protests - A Timeline
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 23 (ANI): The Tamil Nadu farmers, who have been protesting in the capital for the past 40 days and demanding loan waivers, drought relief packages and formation of a Cauvery management board to resolve their irrigation issues, today hinted at withdrawing their agitatio
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Mayawati attacks BJP on waiver of farmers loans
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr.5 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of cheating farmers by setting limits on loan waivers in Uttar Pradesh.
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