Farm Laws
- India
Take back ‘Agnipath’, avoid repeat of farm laws: Pilot to govt
New Delhi: Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Sunday urged the government not to be “stubborn” and immediately withdraw the new military recruitment scheme Agnipath for wider consultations to avoid a repeat of the…
- India
Countrywide stir needed to stall Agnipath scheme: Tikait
Haridwar: Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Thursday opposed the Centre’s “Agnipath” scheme for recruitment to the armed forces, saying a countrywide movement is needed to stall it. On farmers’ issues,…
- India
Want three farm laws but with reforms: Supreme Court panel
New Delhi: Claiming that the now repealed three farm laws did not address a fraction of the unjust appropriations for the farmers, the Supreme Court appointed panel to study the laws said the…
- India
Committed to forming MSP panel: Govt
New Delhi: The government is committed to forming a panel on Minimum Support Price (MSP) and the Election Commission has said it can be done after the polls are over, Agriculture Minister…
- Elections
Be wary of BJP, they withdrew farm laws for sake of votes: Akhilesh to farmers
Muzaffarnagar: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday asked farmers to be wary of the BJP, saying the ruling party’s government had withdrawn its controversial farm laws only for the sake of…
- India
Union Minister clarifies, says no plan to bring back farm laws
New Delhi: Two days after his statement in Nagpur snowballed into a controversy, Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Narendra Tomar on Sunday clarified that the government has no proposal or…
- India
Farm laws repeal historic, will still tell farmers about its benefits: Tomar
Gurugram: Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Sunday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to repeal farm laws was “historic” but BJP workers will still tell farmers about the benefits…
- India
Uttarakhand man cycles barefoot to pay homage to deceased farmers
New Delhi: A Uttarakhand resident, Satpal Singh Thukral from Rudrapur district will be cycling barefoot to Amritsar to pay tribute to farmers who lost their lives during their year-long protest against the…
- India
‘Ghar wapsi’ for Tikait, supporters from Delhi border after 383 days
Ghaziabad: After an iconic fight with the Centre that resulted in the withdrawal of contentious farm laws, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait and his supporters on Wednesday left for their homes from Ghazipur…
- India
Farmers suspend year-long agitation, to leave from Delhi borders
New Delhi: The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of 40 farm unions, on Thursday decided to suspend the over a year-long farmers’ movement against three contentious farm laws and announced that…
- India
Ahead of parliament’s winter session, PM Modi skip all-party meet
Hyderabad: A day before Parliament’s Winter Session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not attend an all-party meeting scheduled by his government on Sunday. This winter session holds importance as the opposition is…
- India
Parliament’s winter session likely to be stormy
New Delhi: The winter session of Parliament, which is likely to commence from Monday (November 29) to December 23, is set to witness uproar over a wide range of issues, including withdrawal…
- Politics
Decision to repeal farm laws is defeat of Centre: Lalu Yadav
Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal national president Lalu Prasad Yadav on Wednesday said the decision to repeal the three farm laws was the Centre’s defeat and the crushing of its arrogance. Addressing an…
- Hyderabad
Tikait to attend Maha Dharna in Hyderabad to mark anniversary of farm stir
Hyderabad: All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC), Telangana, has organised a ‘Maha Dharna’ (major demonstration) on November 25 at Indira Park’s Dharna Chowk, to mark the one-year anniversary of the farmers’…
- India
Cabinet approves Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021: Sources
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill to repeal the three farm laws, which triggered protests at Delhi borders by thousands of farmers, according to official sources. The Farm…
