FARM LAWS

Farmers evolve rotation strategy to balance protests and farming

The farmers said that they harvest their crops over the entire month of April. However, since this year they are involved in the agitation,...

Indian missions in UK have made available to British govt, civil society facts on farm laws: MEA

British lawmakers will debate the issue of press freedom and safety of protesters in India next Monday in response to an e-petition, which ...

Farmers' protest: Rahul Gandhi says farm laws have to be repealed

"Those who wait patiently after sowing seeds, they are not afraid of months-long wait or bad weather. The three farm laws have to be repeal...

Centre's new agri laws unconstitutional: Navjot Singh Sidhu

​​ He said the new laws will lead to auctioning of land in Punjab and leave its residents as "slave" and asked the Congress government in t...

Govt's silence indicates it is planning something against farmers' protest: Rakesh Tikait

BKU leader Rakesh Tikait has claimed that the Centre's "silence" for the past few days indicates that it is planning some steps against the...

Farm laws to help Indian produce reach global markets: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Indian agriculture produce need to reach global markets, justifying the rationale behind bringing in the ...

Farm laws agitation: BJP fields senior Jat leaders for farmers’ outreach

Senior leaders including Union ministers, state ministers, MPs, MLAs and party office-bearers have been involved in this outreach.

Arvind Kejriwal holds meet with farmer leaders to discuss farm laws

The central government has offered to put the farm laws "on hold" for 12-18 months, an offer rejected by the farmers' unions protesting aga...

Opposition spreading false propaganda about farm laws: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Addressing the traders' cell of Tamil Nadu BJP in Chennai, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also said those who were causing hindr...

PM Modi wants to clear path for his friends: Rahul on farm laws

Addressing a farmers' "mahapanchayat" in Pilibanga town of Rajasthan's Hanumangarh district, Gandhi said after demonetisation and the imple...

Government ready for talks, can amend farm laws if needed: Rajnath Singh

Rajnath Singh's statement follows Prime Minister Narendra Modi's fresh appeal to protesting farmers on Wednesday to come forward for talks ...

PM Modi defends farm laws in Lok Sabha, renews talk offer

Expressing readiness for a ‘clause-by-clause’ discussion on farm bills, Modi asked the Opposition to specify how the laws adversely affecte...

SP leader demands repeal of farm laws, guarantee on MSP in Rajya Sabha

The Samajwadi Party (SP) leader said he does not think that the government's plan about doubling the income of farmers will succeed and poi...

Sanyukt Kisan Morcha to intensify agitation against the three farm laws

“Our movement will continue until the government repeals the three farms laws. We are ready for talks but the government only says it is ju...

Congress will scrap farm laws if it comes to power: Priyanka Gandhi

Gandhi sported a saffron stole and a ‘teeka’ from her visit to the Shakumbhari Devi temple before she arrived at the venue with the UP Cong...

BJP defends farm laws, Congress seeks their repeal

Speaking on the Motion of Thanks to the President's address to the joint sitting of Parliament, BJP member Vinay P Sahasrabuddhe said the g...

Jind mahapanchayat demands repeal of farm laws

Five resolutions were passed at the "mahapanchayat", including the demand to repeal the contentious farm laws, legal guarantee of the minim...