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Friday, June 21, 2024
TopicFarmers protests

Topic: farmers protests

No end to farm laws stalemate after 7.5-hr meeting, govt and farmers to talk again Saturday

Farmers protesting against farm laws have rejected govt’s offer of amendments, insisting that they be repealed. They have said their agitation will continue.

Govt trying to ‘bridge’ gap with farmers & Covid vaccine on Santa’s gift list this Christmas

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Delhi Traffic Police map out alternative routes as farmers threaten to intensify protest

The agitating farmers Wednesday demanded the Centre repeal the farm laws as they threatened to block other roads in Delhi and 'take more steps' if it failed to do so.

After ‘Khalistan agenda’, BJP leaders now see hand of ‘tukde-tukde gang’ in farmer protest 

Those who have invoked the phrase in the context of the farmers’ protest include former Bihar deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi & former Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari. 

Why Trudeau’s support to farmer protest is part of a political strategy and is hypocritical

In episode 631 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta talks about Canadian PM Justin Trudeau's comments on farmer protests and explains why it is hypocritical.

Sudhir Chaudhury compares BTS to farmers, Rubika Liyaquat claims Covid vaccine is 1 week away

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What Modi govt can do to placate angry farmers and end their protests

Problem is Modi government has failed to explain how it intends to compensate those farmers and regions that will lose out if subsidies are eliminated.

Punjab CM Amarinder to meet Amit Shah ahead of Modi govt talks with farmers

CM Amarinder Singh is likely to hold discussions with Amit Shah Thursday morning in an effort to work out an amicable solution to the farmers protests.

‘Govt must repeal laws, nothing short of that acceptable’ — farmers ahead of talks with Centre

Protesting farmers want special Parliament session to repeal the laws, accuse the govt of trying to drive a wedge among unions by calling different groups for talks separately.

APMC safeguards, simple complaint process — what govt could offer farmers at talks tomorrow

The Modi government is firm that farmers need to delink their demand for MSP as a legal right from the farm laws as the issues are not seen as linked.

On Camera

PM’s 100-day agenda may have to jettison core issues for coalition partners

Matters of defence and foreign policy are important, but the new government must address widespread discontent in the country. This begins with investing in the rural sector.

PM’s economic advisor asks if India needs a new poverty line, says multidimensional index not enough

Bibek Debroy, chairman of Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, also suggested that analysing inequality at the state level might provide a clearer picture of inequality, as a national estimate could be misleading.

China does a Galwan in South China Sea, Coast Guard carries spears and knives

Pictures had emerged of Chinese soldiers carrying rifles and iron rods with machete-like heads in the vicinity of India’s forward locations on the southern bank of Pangong Tso in 2020.

Sangh wants BJP to know it’s not dispensable. It’s a rap on the knuckles, nothing more

Occasional lovers’ tiffs have marked history of RSS-BJP relations. To think that Nagpur will bring about any change in leadership is a misreading of both its intent and its power.