Tag: farm laws
Modi Asks Farmers To Listen To What Tomar, Goyal Said On New Farm Laws
A day after Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal urged the agitating farmers to continue the dialogue and find an amicable solution, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asked the farmers to listen to these two ministers who spoke at length about the three Farm Laws. ....
Govt Official Cites 5 Benefits Of Contract Farming Law
Contract farming has been going on in the country for a long time now, both in formal as well as informal manner, but the Central government has given it a legal basis through a law. A senior government official said that the agreement under the new law will define the quality, grade, price and conditions of services, and therefore will not compromise farmers' interests. ....
Govt Intentions Clear, Farm Leaders Will Find Way: Tomar
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has said he is confident of a consensus between the government and protesting farmers on the issue of the new agricultural laws and that the farmer protest movement would end soon. ....
Repeal And Re-enact Farm Laws: Chidambaram
Amid the ongoing farmers' protest against the three farm laws enacted in September, former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said on Tuesday that it is "shocking " that even after 20 days of protests, the government is adamant, adding that it should repeal and re-enact the laws. ....
Protesting Farmer Shoots Himself Dead At Singhu Border
As the farmers' agitation against the new agricultural laws entered its 21st day, a 65-year-old farmer committed suicide at the Singhu border protest site on Wednesday. ....
10K Farmers From Gujarat To Reach Delhi In Next 15 Days
A confederation of around 17 farmers federations in Gujarat has decided to support the ongoing agitation by farmers on Delhi borders. As a part of the support, the micro level planning has been carried out by the Gujarat Kisan Sangharsh Samiti to gather around 10,000 farmers from Gujarat to reach the national Capital during the next fortnight. ....
'Don't Become Worse Than British': Arvind Kejriwal Tears Copies Of New Farm Laws
Addressing a special session of Delhi Assembly, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the three farms laws were passed in the Rajya Sabha without voting and then he tore the copies of the contentious farm laws and urged the centre "not to become worse than Britishers" ....
Farmer Bodies Urge Not To Amend New Agriculture Laws
Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar said on Tuesday that a section of farmers have urged the government not to amend the new farm laws enacted by the Centre. ....
Mamata Speaks To Agitating Farmers At Singhu Border, Assures Full Solidarity
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday addressed agitating farmers at the Singhu border on the phone and assured them of her full solidarity with their movement, a TMC statement said. ....
Modi Govt Fully Committed To Farmers' Welfare: Tomar
With farmers continuing their protest on the Delhi borders for nearly a month now, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday again held out the assurance that the Modi government was "fully committed" to their welfare. ....
