Tag: Farm Laws

New Delhi: Amid the ongoing agitation over farmers laws, on a day when Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi targeted the Modi government, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched a counter-attack on the Congress on Monday by bringing in the name of Robert Vadra. Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Monday reacted to the ongoing farmers agitation and […]

New Delhi: The opposition to the agricultural reforms introduced by the central government, which started in Parliament, has eventually reached the streets. Even as the government claimed that the newly passed farm laws fulfil the dream of ‘one nation, one market’ for agricultural products, the protesting farmers have questioned this. According to farmers, the new […]

Bhubaneswar: Extending support to the Dilli Chalo protest, several farmer organisations on Tuesday staged demonstrations in different parts of Odisha protesting the new farm reform laws passed in the Parliament by the Centre. Tension prevailed at Lower PMG in the State Capital city after a scuffle broke out between police and activists of All India […]

Bhubaneswar: The State government has decided to close all government offices on Tuesday on account of country-wide shutdown to be observed by various farmers’ organisations in protest against the new Farm Laws. A release issued by the Information and Public Relation Department has informed that all the emergency services will continue as usual during the […]

Bhubaneswar: Protesting the newly enacted farm laws, farmers unions across the country supported by many Opposition parties and some sections of people have called for ‘Bharat Bandh’ – a nationwide shutdown that will remain in force from 11 AM till 3 PM today. Normal life came to a grinding halt here in Odisha as vehicular […]

New Delhi: Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi launched a demonstration on Thursday from Vijay Chowk to Rashtrapati Bhavan with party MPs to meet President Ram Nath Kovind and submit a memorandum containing two crore signatures against the farm laws enacted in September, despite police restrictions. Rahul Gandhi along with his sister and party General Secretary […]

Dhenkanal: The new Farm Laws envisage increase in the income of farmers and is meant to make them self reliant under Prime Minister Modi’s flagship programme ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat’, said Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday. Addressing a mega ‘Krushak Samabesh’ rally in Dhenkanal, the Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas said the Prime […]

New Delhi: The sixth round of meetings between protesting farmers and the government ended after over five hours with the Centre saying that the two sides had reached consensus on two out of four key issues. The next meeting will take place on January 4. Addressing media persons after the meeting with 41 farmer leaders […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has stayed the implementation of three farms laws until further orders. The apex court has also formed a committee of agriculturists to hold talks with the farmers, who are against the farm laws. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justice AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian said […]

New Delhi: Yielding some ground to end the nearly two-month-long protest by thousands of farmers on the national capital borders, the government on Wednesday proposed to suspend the three contentious farm laws for 1-1.5 years and set up a joint committee to find an amicable solution in the interest of the farming community. During their […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that “false narratives” about his government are spread as part of a big conspiracy to create political instability in the country,…

New Delhi: The eleventh round of talks between government with protesting farm unions hit a roadblock on Friday as the farmer leaders stuck to their demands for a complete repeal of three farm laws they find pro-corporate and a legal guarantee for MSP, even as the Centre asked them to reconsider its proposal for putting […]

Washington: India’s recently-enacted agri laws have the potential to increase farmers’ income, but there is a need to provide a social safety net to the vulnerable cultivators, IMF’s Chief Economist Gita Gopinath has said. Indian agriculture is in need of reforms, she said. There are multiple areas where the reforms are needed, including infrastructure, the […]

New Delhi: Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Friday said the farmers are ready to hold talks with the Centre again. The offer comes after the national capital witnessed violence during the farmers’ tractor rally on Republic Day and the Delhi Police has filed 33 FIRs and called six farmer leaders for questioning. Tikait, […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday told floor leaders of various political parties that his government’s offer on agri laws made to protesting farmers “still stands” and it was a “phone call away” for talks, days after violence broke out in parts of the national capital on Republic Day. Addressing these leaders at […]