Baba Aman Singh, who was presented with a siropa by Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar in July, is also an accused in a drugs hauls case involving 900 kg of ganja.
Govt and farmer unions have held 11 rounds of talks to break the deadlock and end the farmers' protest. Talks have not resumed following violence during the 26 January tractor rally.
The Agriculture minister was replying to a query on Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait threatening to march to Parliament with 40 lakh tractors if laws are not repealed.
The farmer leader was responding to Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar's remark Sunday where he said that mere gathering of crowd does not lead to revocation of laws.
Addressing a press conference in Assam, the Union Agriculture Minister said PM Narendra Modi has said in parliament that the govt is willing to discuss the 3 acts clause-by-clause.
The Agriculture Minister in Rajya Sabha said that no one from the protesting farmers' unions or their sympathisers have been able to point out any lacuna in the laws.
Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar says govt is not holding informal talks with protesting farmers and added that the putting up of barricades was related to law enforcement.
The govt says they cannot offer a better proposal than suspending the laws for 12-18 months. The farmers, however, refused to relent from their demand of a full repeal of the laws.
The govt asserted the farm reform laws have been welcomed by a large section of farmers in various states and asked the unions to think about the interests of the entire country.
From ‘compromising national security’ to 'playing havoc' with institutions, the Opposition continues to attack Modi while failing to reflect on own actions.
RBI data shows Indian discoms owe power generation firms over Rs 4.5 lakh crore, almost a third of which is owed by Tamil Nadu, where power subsidy cost is twice that of food subsidy.
The cadets will train for three years at NDA, Khadakwasla for the 148th course. The Supreme Court last year paved the way for women to take the NDA test for the first time.
Kashmir as a crisis has fallen off our headlines and from the top of our collective minds. Which is precisely the most important change for the better.