Tag: New Farm Laws

A war of words erupted in Odisha between the ruling BJD and Opposition BJP on Saturday over the three Farm laws, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced to repeal the reforms.

Varun Gandhi also demanded that Rs 1 crore compensation be given to farmers martyred in this movement and that all "politically motivated false" FIRs against the protesting farmers be quashed.

The enactment of the laws saw a series of events including a year-long protest by farmers through harsh heat wave, cold as well as deadly Covid wave.

Punjab procures 89.6% rice from mandis. But Odisha only 55%. Marginal farmers in Odisha account 74% farmland but it's only 2.3 % in Punjab. MSP is linked to yield rate. Punjab tops country, Odisha third from bottom

The counsel for the farmers' organisation said the highways have been blocked by the police and "we have been detained", adding that his client was not part of the protest blocking the highways.

Stalin had urged former Chief Minister K. Palaniswami to convene a special session of the state Assembly to pass a resolution for revoking the laws.

Addressing the gathering for a state-level Annapurna programme under the Prime Minister Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana through online mode on Thursday, Singh lauded the Narendra Modi government for taking steps for the welfare of farmers.

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said this in a response to a starred question in Lok Sabha.

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) on Monday kick started ‘Kheti Bachao Yatra’ in the State protesting the Centre’s newly passed farm laws. A tractor rally was organised from Congress Bhawan in Bhubaneswar till Cuttack demanding immediate withdrawal of the newly enacted farm laws. The agitators were however stopped midway at Gopalpur area and not […]

Bhubaneswar: The Naba Nirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS), a State-based outfit fighting for the rights of farmers, will extend support to the central farm leaders’ call for a countrywide shutdown on December 8 against the new farm laws, if discussion on farmers’ demands are not fulfilled by the Centre. NNKS convenor Akshya Kumar on Friday informed […]

Bhubaneswar: Amidst the ongoing nationwide agitation over demands to repeal the three enacted farm reform laws, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has come down heavily on the Opposition parties for allegedly creating hurdles in the development of farmers and the farming community. At a presser today, BJP State president Samir Mohanty lauded the Modi government’s pro-farmer […]

New Delhi: Protesting farmers on Wednesday unanimously rejected the proposed amendments suggested by the Central government to three controversial farm laws and have sought complete rollback of the laws. This came after the government agreed to farmers’ demands by giving its nod on key issues raised by them, including amendments to the three contentious farms […]

New Delhi: The Central government on Wednesday agreed to farmers’ demands giving its nod on key issues raised by them, including amendments in the three contentious farms laws that were the first and biggest issue driving the ongoing farmers’ protest. The government communicated its stand through a written draft proposal to the farmers in which […]

New Delhi: Two days after the farmers’ unions expressed that they are ready to hold talks with the government again over the three agricultural laws, the government, while accepting their proposal, has fixed December 30 for the fresh talks. In a letter signed by the Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, the government said that the meeting […]

New Delhi: The eighth round of talks between the protesting farmers and the government on Friday failed to break the stalemate, and the next meeting will be held on January 15. Sticking to their key demand of the repeal of three farm laws to end their protest, farmer leaders told the government their “ghar wapsi” […]