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What Are The Key Demands Of Farmers That Remain Unresolved?
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.
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Bill Cancelling 3 Farm Laws Gets Presidential Sign-Off
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.
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Meghalaya Governor Urges Centre To Guarantee Minimum Crop Support Price
Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik on Sunday said that if the Centre would provide a Minimum Support Price (MSP) guarantee through the law, they can resolve the farmers' agitation against the farm laws.
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Protesting Farmer Leaders Allege Centre Snooping On Them Using Pegasus
Farmer leaders protesting against the Centre's contentious farm laws on Thursday said they suspect that they were being snooped on by the government using Israeli software Pegasus.
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Farmer Leader To Tour 5 States To Drum Up Support For Farmers' Protest
Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait will be touring five states in March to drum up support for the ongoing farmers' protest against Centre's new agriculture laws, a Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) office-bearer said on Saturday.
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Ghaziabad, Noida Incident-Free During Chakka Jam: Cops
Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddh Nagar, the two Uttar Pradesh districts adjoining Delhi and Haryana, remained incident-free during the chakka jam that was called by farmers amid the ongoing stir against new agri laws, officials said Saturday.
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Farmers' Protest Live Updates: Punjab Farm Agent To Shut Shops For 4 Days In Protest Against IT Raids
Commission agents known as Arhtiyas in Punjab will keep their shops shut for four days from Tuesday in protest against income tax raids allegedly conducted to intimidate them for supporting the farmers' stir against the centre's agriculture laws, according to a body representing them.
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Farmers' Protest Highlights: Farmers Observe Prayer Meets For Those Who Died During Protest
Farmers protesting against the three agri laws have threatened to block Ghazipur border between Uttar Pradesh and the national capital today. The warning to intensify protests comes amid assurances from the government on the minimum support price (MSP) for their agricultural produce, a concern repeatedly raised by the farmers. Prime Minister Narend...
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BJP Ally Hanuman Beniwal Quits 3 Parliamentary Panels In Support Of Farmers' Protest
Rajasthan's Nagaur MP Hanuman Beniwal on Saturday resigned from three parliamentary committees in support of farmers' agitation against the Centre's agriculture-related laws.
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Can Discuss Farm Laws Clause By Clause: Centre Amid Protest - 10 Points
Home Minister Amit Shah met Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar this afternoon amid a nationwide hunger strike by farmer leaders as they step up protests against the new agricultural laws. With thousands of protesters camping near Delhi borders since late November, this is the second nationwide protest in less than a week after highways were ...
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"If There Are No Farmers...": P Chidambaram Slams Centre Over Protests
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday slammed the Central government and alleged that some of its Ministers had alluded to the presence of "separatist" elements in ongoing farmers' protest against the agriculture reforms.
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"Last Chance For Centre...," Say Farmers Ahead Of Talks Today: 10 Points
Farmers protesting the new farm laws say today's talks - the fourth since protests began in September - is the centre's "last chance" to call an emergency session of parliament and recall the controversial legislations. Speaking after two internal meets to chalk out their strategy, they also warned the centre against sowing discord in their ranks b...
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Farmers' Protest Highlights: Centre Should Repeal Farm Laws, Say Unions
The farmers' protest - the biggest in years - has entered the seventh day, with thousands of people from several states camped out on the outskirts of Delhi. Farmers' organisations met at one of the Delhi-Haryana borders today to decide their strategy, a day after they turned down the centre's second pitch for a committee to discuss the contentious...
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More Farmers Likely To Join Protests, Cops Told To Show Restraint
Numbers swelling at Delhi's borders amid huge protests against the controversial farm laws, security forces have been told by the government to show restraint, officials have told NDTV.
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Farmer Row: BJP's "Khalistani-Maoist" Charge, Attack On Arvind Kejriwal
As the ruling BJP confronts a massive protest by farmers who have threatened to block Delhi and sit in on the highway in their agitation against new farm bills, a "Khalistan and Maoist" link has been alleged by the party's social media chief.
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What Are The Key Demands Of Farmers That Remain Unresolved?
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.
-
Bill Cancelling 3 Farm Laws Gets Presidential Sign-Off
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.
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Meghalaya Governor Urges Centre To Guarantee Minimum Crop Support Price
Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik on Sunday said that if the Centre would provide a Minimum Support Price (MSP) guarantee through the law, they can resolve the farmers' agitation against the farm laws.
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Protesting Farmer Leaders Allege Centre Snooping On Them Using Pegasus
Farmer leaders protesting against the Centre's contentious farm laws on Thursday said they suspect that they were being snooped on by the government using Israeli software Pegasus.
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Farmer Leader To Tour 5 States To Drum Up Support For Farmers' Protest
Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait will be touring five states in March to drum up support for the ongoing farmers' protest against Centre's new agriculture laws, a Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) office-bearer said on Saturday.
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Ghaziabad, Noida Incident-Free During Chakka Jam: Cops
Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddh Nagar, the two Uttar Pradesh districts adjoining Delhi and Haryana, remained incident-free during the chakka jam that was called by farmers amid the ongoing stir against new agri laws, officials said Saturday.
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Farmers' Protest Live Updates: Punjab Farm Agent To Shut Shops For 4 Days In Protest Against IT Raids
Commission agents known as Arhtiyas in Punjab will keep their shops shut for four days from Tuesday in protest against income tax raids allegedly conducted to intimidate them for supporting the farmers' stir against the centre's agriculture laws, according to a body representing them.
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Farmers' Protest Highlights: Farmers Observe Prayer Meets For Those Who Died During Protest
Farmers protesting against the three agri laws have threatened to block Ghazipur border between Uttar Pradesh and the national capital today. The warning to intensify protests comes amid assurances from the government on the minimum support price (MSP) for their agricultural produce, a concern repeatedly raised by the farmers. Prime Minister Narend...
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BJP Ally Hanuman Beniwal Quits 3 Parliamentary Panels In Support Of Farmers' Protest
Rajasthan's Nagaur MP Hanuman Beniwal on Saturday resigned from three parliamentary committees in support of farmers' agitation against the Centre's agriculture-related laws.
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Can Discuss Farm Laws Clause By Clause: Centre Amid Protest - 10 Points
Home Minister Amit Shah met Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar this afternoon amid a nationwide hunger strike by farmer leaders as they step up protests against the new agricultural laws. With thousands of protesters camping near Delhi borders since late November, this is the second nationwide protest in less than a week after highways were ...
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"If There Are No Farmers...": P Chidambaram Slams Centre Over Protests
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday slammed the Central government and alleged that some of its Ministers had alluded to the presence of "separatist" elements in ongoing farmers' protest against the agriculture reforms.
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"Last Chance For Centre...," Say Farmers Ahead Of Talks Today: 10 Points
Farmers protesting the new farm laws say today's talks - the fourth since protests began in September - is the centre's "last chance" to call an emergency session of parliament and recall the controversial legislations. Speaking after two internal meets to chalk out their strategy, they also warned the centre against sowing discord in their ranks b...
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Farmers' Protest Highlights: Centre Should Repeal Farm Laws, Say Unions
The farmers' protest - the biggest in years - has entered the seventh day, with thousands of people from several states camped out on the outskirts of Delhi. Farmers' organisations met at one of the Delhi-Haryana borders today to decide their strategy, a day after they turned down the centre's second pitch for a committee to discuss the contentious...
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More Farmers Likely To Join Protests, Cops Told To Show Restraint
Numbers swelling at Delhi's borders amid huge protests against the controversial farm laws, security forces have been told by the government to show restraint, officials have told NDTV.
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Farmer Row: BJP's "Khalistani-Maoist" Charge, Attack On Arvind Kejriwal
As the ruling BJP confronts a massive protest by farmers who have threatened to block Delhi and sit in on the highway in their agitation against new farm bills, a "Khalistan and Maoist" link has been alleged by the party's social media chief.
