Tag: New Farm Laws

Farm Laws: 16 Opposition Parties To Boycott President's Address

New Delhi: Sixteen political parties have decided to boycott President Ram Nath Kovind’s address to a joint session of Parliament on January 29 on the issue of farm laws. Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad on Thursday said, “The only issue of the boycott is farm laws and 16 parties have decided to jointly boycott […]

Tuesday, 06 April 2021

Farmers Can Withdraw From Contract At Any Point: Agri Minister Tomar

New Delhi: Amid the Opposition’s continuous attack on the government in Parliament over the farmers protests, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar on Friday said that as per the Centre’s three new farm laws, the farmers can terminate their contract at any time and can withdraw from their agreement without any penalty. Earlier in the day, […]

Monday, 05 April 2021

Govt Ready To Amend New Farm Laws: Agri Min Narendra Singh Tomar

New Delhi: Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday said the government is ready to amend three new farm laws to respect the sentiments of protesting farmers, even as he attacked opposition parties for doing politics on this issue at the cost of agriculture economy and by hurting farmers’ interest. Addressing the 5th national convention […]

Sunday, 04 April 2021

Farmers' Leaders Should Consider Govt Proposal, We Are Ready For Further Discussions: Agri Min Tomar

New Delhi: A day after protesting farmers rejected the government’s offer for a written assurance on MSP and amend few provisions in the new farm laws, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday urged union leaders to consider the proposals and said he is ready for further discussions with them. “The government is ready to […]

Monday, 01 March 2021

New Farm Laws: 10 Farmers' Groups Extend Support To Govt

New Delhi: A new group of 10 farmers’ unions on Monday extended their support to the Central government over its decision to undertake the necessary amendments in the three contentious farm laws. Under the banner of the All India Kisan Coordination Committee (AIKCC), the group of farmers belonging to states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, […]

Monday, 01 March 2021

PM Modi Defends New Farm Laws, Urges Opposition With Folded Hands Not To Mislead Farmers

Bhopal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi stoutly defended the new farm laws on Friday, saying they were in the works for decades and those who are opposing these laws now for gaining lost political ground were once votaries of the same reforms. The opposition parties were against the new laws as they were upset that he […]