Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, along with Amit Shah and JP Nadda, was part of the BJP leadership to brief Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar before his meeting with farmers.
The Modi government has invited protesting farmers for talks on 13 November in a bid to end the impasse. But Sunil Jakhar says Centre’s intentions are suspect.
Farmers, who have been protesting here since 1 October against the 3 farm bills passed by the Modi government, say their protest will continue until the laws are revoked.
Modi govt has stopped freight trains to Punjab citing the protests but Punjab & its farmers say they are not on the tracks & that ‘rail blockade’ has led to shortage of essential items.
Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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