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Saturday, May 4, 2024
TopicFarm laws

Topic: farm laws

Farmers are not here for ‘holiday’ but to seek answers from govt — Hannan Mollah

Farmer leader Hannan Mollah said there is no response from the government, and it is busy pushing an agenda on the movement.

Farmers protesting for survival, I appeal to Centre to repeal the farm laws — Kejriwal

On his second visit to Singhu border, Arvind Kejriwal challenged 'any Union minister' to have a debate with farmers, said it would be clear then if the laws were harmful or beneficial.

Lawyer ‘kills self’ at Tikri, ‘suicide note’ addressed to PM Modi blames farm laws

Amarjit Singh, a member of Bar Association of Punjab’s Jalalabad, ‘consumed poison’. In his purported suicide note, he wrote he is sacrificing himself to shake up Modi’s conscience.

Traders’ body calls BJP’s Raghubar Das ‘mentally bankrupt’ as his article targets ‘middlemen’

Confederation of All India Traders has said BJP must act against the Jharkhand ex-CM who called traders 'mafia and snake'. Raghubar Das says he wasn't talking about 'honest traders'.

Farmer protest mirrors 1907 Pagdi Sambhal Jatta movement — Bhagat Singh’s nephew at Singhu

Abhay Singh Sandhu says Pagdi Sambhal Jatta movement, led by his grandfather & Bhagat Singh’s uncle Ajit Singh against British laws, still resonates with people of Punjab.

Not farmers but ‘farm-grabbers’ may lose land, says Jitendra Singh

Union Minister Jitendra Singh defended the new farm laws while participating in a special programme of PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi digitally addressed by PM Modi.

Congress protesting against farm laws as policies drafted by Modi, not them, says Sitharaman

Finance Minister Sitharaman said Congress is protesting because 'pro-farmers policies' mentioned in parties' 2019 election manifesto are being implemented by PM Modi, not by them.

Try farm laws as experiment, amendments will be made if not beneficial — Rajnath to farmers

Addressing a rally at Dwarka in Delhi, Union Minister Rajnath Singh reiterated that the MSP will continue and that some people are trying to mislead farmers about these farm laws.

Eye on 2021 polls, Modi hits out at Bengal & Kerala for ‘depriving, misleading farmers’

In an address Friday, PM Modi also appealed to farmers protesting the new laws to come to the negotiating table and talk on facts.

Umbrella body of farmer unions plan meeting to discuss Centre’s letter, draft formal response

Sanyukt Kisan Morcha alleged that the govt's latest letter is nothing but propaganda against the protesting farmers to create an impression that they are not interested in dialogue.

On Camera

Prajwal Revanna case shows why and how sexual crimes by men in politics can go unchecked for years

It would be a disservice to the women of Hassan to look at Prajwal Revanna’s alleged abuse of power as a ‘sex scandal’. Allegations against him show what ‘absolute power corrupts absolutely’ actually means.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.