Khaps were losing their influence on Haryana politics, but now these mostly-Jat councils are uniting in support of farm protests and against BJP-JJP govt.
Farmers, however, objected to Modi's remarks in Rajya Sabha that a new ‘breed’ of agitators called 'andolan jivi' has emerged, & said that agitation has an important role in a democracy.
The committee, appointed to recommend post-Covid economic strategy, criticised APMCs’ hold on agriculture and wanted more private players in its marketing.
Hitting out 'parasite' protesters, PM Modi in Rajya Sabha makes oblique reference to foreign celebrities backing farmers’ protests, asks farmers to give new laws a chance.
Govt has alerted all Indian missions abroad to monitor 'groups' operating under an 'organised coalition' that is trying to create disturbances through social media.
PM Modi’s paper tigers roar against the opposition on TV and Twitter, but none venture out of Lutyens’ Delhi to go to the Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders.
BKU leader Rakesh Tikait said govt should roll back farm laws, frame new legislation to assure continuation of MSP for crops and release arrested farmers.
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.
It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.
To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.
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