Central Farm Laws

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the three farm laws over which farmers agitated on the borders of Delhi for almost a year were brought by the central government for the benefit of farmers and have now been withdrawn.

Shortly after the repeal of three central farm laws by Parliament, former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Monday demanded the dropping of all cases lodged against farmers during the over year-long agitation against the legislations.

Hundreds of farmers in tractors started arriving at Ghazipur on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border as Friday marked one year of the ongoing farmers' protest against the central laws.

The BJP-led central government would not have decided to repeal the three contentious farm laws had there been no elections scheduled in Uttar Pradesh and other states in the near future, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar alleged.

Launching a tirade against his own party's central leadership, BJP's Ram Iqbal Singh said the death of over 700 farmers could have been prevented had the Union government withdrawn the three farm laws within 30 days of the farmers' agitation.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government's decision to repeal the three farm laws was welcomed by various cine personalities, including actors Sonu Sood, Urmila Matondkar, Taapsee Pannu and Richa Chadha.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Friday said the BJP-led central government decided to withdraw three farm laws fearing backlash in upcoming elections in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, and hailed the protesting farmers, saying their year-long struggle against th

With Prime Minister Narendra Modi announcing the repeal of the three farm laws on Friday, Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) chief Mayawati congratulated farmers but termed the central government's move a "very late one".

Supreme Court-appointed farm panel member Anil Ghanwat today described as regressive the Central government's decision to repeal the three farm laws which were at the centre of protests by farmers for the past year.

A group of farmers protesting the central farm laws on Saturday forced five cinema halls here to stop screening Akshay Kumar-starrer "Sooryavanshi".

Criticising the Central government for staying apathetic towards the farmers' issues for a year now, Shiromani Akali Dal leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal said that the government had betrayed the farmers by bringing in ''black laws'' on September 17, 2020

The Delhi Police on Thursday issued a notice to Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal and spokesperson Daljit Singh Cheema prohibiting the party's protest march from Gurdwara Rakabganj to Parliament on Friday.

Yogi Adityanath's UP government has told the Supreme Court it was trying to make the farmers protesting against Central farm laws understand the illegality of blocking roads as part of their agitation. This is in light of an court order from April.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday met Home Minister Amit Shah and urged him to repeal the three farm laws, citing social, economic and security implications of a prolonged farmers' agitation.

The Delhi Assembly, overwhelmingly dominated by AAP, today passed a resolution seeking a repeal of the three controversial Central farm laws against which farmers have been protesting for long. The resolution asked the Centre to talk to the farmers.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the three farm laws over which farmers agitated on the borders of Delhi for almost a year were brought by the central government for the benefit of farmers and have now been withdrawn.

Shortly after the repeal of three central farm laws by Parliament, former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Monday demanded the dropping of all cases lodged against farmers during the over year-long agitation against the legislations.

Hundreds of farmers in tractors started arriving at Ghazipur on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border as Friday marked one year of the ongoing farmers' protest against the central laws.

The BJP-led central government would not have decided to repeal the three contentious farm laws had there been no elections scheduled in Uttar Pradesh and other states in the near future, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar alleged.

Launching a tirade against his own party's central leadership, BJP's Ram Iqbal Singh said the death of over 700 farmers could have been prevented had the Union government withdrawn the three farm laws within 30 days of the farmers' agitation.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government's decision to repeal the three farm laws was welcomed by various cine personalities, including actors Sonu Sood, Urmila Matondkar, Taapsee Pannu and Richa Chadha.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Friday said the BJP-led central government decided to withdraw three farm laws fearing backlash in upcoming elections in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, and hailed the protesting farmers, saying their year-long struggle against th

With Prime Minister Narendra Modi announcing the repeal of the three farm laws on Friday, Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) chief Mayawati congratulated farmers but termed the central government's move a "very late one".

Supreme Court-appointed farm panel member Anil Ghanwat today described as regressive the Central government's decision to repeal the three farm laws which were at the centre of protests by farmers for the past year.

A group of farmers protesting the central farm laws on Saturday forced five cinema halls here to stop screening Akshay Kumar-starrer "Sooryavanshi".

Criticising the Central government for staying apathetic towards the farmers' issues for a year now, Shiromani Akali Dal leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal said that the government had betrayed the farmers by bringing in ''black laws'' on September 17, 2020

The Delhi Police on Thursday issued a notice to Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal and spokesperson Daljit Singh Cheema prohibiting the party's protest march from Gurdwara Rakabganj to Parliament on Friday.

Yogi Adityanath's UP government has told the Supreme Court it was trying to make the farmers protesting against Central farm laws understand the illegality of blocking roads as part of their agitation. This is in light of an court order from April.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday met Home Minister Amit Shah and urged him to repeal the three farm laws, citing social, economic and security implications of a prolonged farmers' agitation.

The Delhi Assembly, overwhelmingly dominated by AAP, today passed a resolution seeking a repeal of the three controversial Central farm laws against which farmers have been protesting for long. The resolution asked the Centre to talk to the farmers.