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Topic: farm laws

Samyukt Kisan Morcha will oppose BJP in UP polls, won’t support any party: Rakesh Tikait

The BKU leader also visited the family of the man who was allegedly killed in police custody in Agra and demanded a compensation of Rs 40 lakh and government job to his kin.

Lakhimpur Kheri violence shows how BJP can get away with anything

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PM Modi should express grief in Parliament on death of protesting farmers: Rakesh Tikait

Slamming the Centre over the Minimum Support Price (MSP) issue, Tikait alleged that the assurance that the system would continue is 'only on paper' while farmers want it in reality.

Attempts to reform farm laws were also opposed in the past, new book on Modi says

Published by Bloomsbury India, ‘The Midway Battle: Modi’s Roller-Coaster Second Term’ by Gautam Chintamani will be released on 12 October on ThePrint’s ‘Softcover’.

UP govt response to Lakhimpur Kheri incident is mere first aid. Centre must re-engage farmers

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Do farmers have right to protest if laws have been challenged in SC? Bench to examine

A Supreme Court bench said right to protest was not absolute and validity of farmers protests was under question since farm laws were already in abeyance.

Farmers claim 3 killed in UP as ‘convoy of Union MoS runs protesters over, son shoots one’

There has been no official confirmation about the deaths from administration in Lakhimpur. MoS for Home Ajay Mishra Teni has been under fire from farmers over a speech.

Punjab CM Charanjit Channi asks PM Modi to resume dialogues with protesting farmers

Channi, who met Modi for the first time Friday after becoming Punjab CM, also asked the prime minister to scrap the three farm laws.

Amarinder meets Amit Shah, asks to ‘repeal farm laws’ as speculation about joining BJP grows

BJP leaders say ‘all patriots are welcome’ in their party. But given Amarinder’s support of farmers’ agitation against Modi govt’s farm laws, a face-saver might be needed.

Congress asks its state chiefs, workers to join farmers’ ‘Bharat Bandh’ call on 27 Sept

The 'Bharat Bandh' has been called by Samyukta Kisan Morcha, umbrella body of over 40 farm unions spearheading the agitation.

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Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.