Farmers Bill

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will meet the delegation of seven farmer leaders on Wednesday, sources said.

Protesting farmers will begin their 'Delhi Chalo' march today to push the Centre to address their demands. Foremost among these demands is the enactment of a law guaranteeing a minimum support price (MSP) for crops - a crucial lifeline for farmers.

It is "wrong" if attempts were made to scuttle farmers' protests, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said after Jack Dorsey alleged the government threatened to stop Twitter's India operations if posts critical of the ruling dispensation weren't removed.

For ten years, Hody Childress drove to Geraldine Drugs once a month to leave a $100 payment to cover the cost of others' prescriptions.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday directed officials not to disconnect farmers' power connections due to non-payment of bills.

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha on Thursday warned the Union Government against tabling and passing the Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2022 in the Monsoon session of Parliament.

His comments come at a time when farmers in the state have been protesting against electricity bills. Mr Raut, however, has made his intentions clear that power supply will be cut off if bills are not paid on time.

Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that once the party is re-elected to power, farmers will not have to pay electricity bills for the next five years.

Continuing to back the demands of farmers, BJP MP Varun Gandhi has piloted a private member's bill seeking legal guarantee of Minimum Support Price (MSP) with financial outlay of Rs 1 lakh crore.

Parliament winter session 2021 Live Updates: Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju will introduce the High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2021 in Lok Sabha on Monday

President Ram Nath Kovind has signed a bill to cancel three controversial farm laws, against which farmers - especially from Haryana, Punjab and western Uttar Pradesh - have been protesting for a year.

A day after Parliament passed a Bill to repeal the farm laws, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding a complete waiver of the debt of farmers and farm labourers.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today hailed the passage of a bill by Parliament to repeal three contentious farm laws and congratulated all the farmers on this.

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.

A bill to cancel the three controversial farm laws at the heart of massive farmer protests for over a year was passed within four minutes in parliament today, without discussion.

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will meet the delegation of seven farmer leaders on Wednesday, sources said.

Protesting farmers will begin their 'Delhi Chalo' march today to push the Centre to address their demands. Foremost among these demands is the enactment of a law guaranteeing a minimum support price (MSP) for crops - a crucial lifeline for farmers.

It is "wrong" if attempts were made to scuttle farmers' protests, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said after Jack Dorsey alleged the government threatened to stop Twitter's India operations if posts critical of the ruling dispensation weren't removed.

For ten years, Hody Childress drove to Geraldine Drugs once a month to leave a $100 payment to cover the cost of others' prescriptions.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday directed officials not to disconnect farmers' power connections due to non-payment of bills.

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha on Thursday warned the Union Government against tabling and passing the Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2022 in the Monsoon session of Parliament.

His comments come at a time when farmers in the state have been protesting against electricity bills. Mr Raut, however, has made his intentions clear that power supply will be cut off if bills are not paid on time.

Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that once the party is re-elected to power, farmers will not have to pay electricity bills for the next five years.

Continuing to back the demands of farmers, BJP MP Varun Gandhi has piloted a private member's bill seeking legal guarantee of Minimum Support Price (MSP) with financial outlay of Rs 1 lakh crore.

Parliament winter session 2021 Live Updates: Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju will introduce the High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2021 in Lok Sabha on Monday

President Ram Nath Kovind has signed a bill to cancel three controversial farm laws, against which farmers - especially from Haryana, Punjab and western Uttar Pradesh - have been protesting for a year.

A day after Parliament passed a Bill to repeal the farm laws, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding a complete waiver of the debt of farmers and farm labourers.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today hailed the passage of a bill by Parliament to repeal three contentious farm laws and congratulated all the farmers on this.

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.

A bill to cancel the three controversial farm laws at the heart of massive farmer protests for over a year was passed within four minutes in parliament today, without discussion.