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Women Take Centre Stage At Farmers' Protests At Delhi Borders
Marking International Women's day 2021, women took centre stage at the ongoing farmers' protest against the contentious farm laws. One of the protest organisers stated that, for the day, the stage was managed by women, and the speakers were also women. Besides, the women at the protest sites debated on issues related to farming as well as the plights faced by the women farmers.
Tags: International women's day, Farmers' Protest, Farmer's Bill, Farm Laws
Courtesy: The Hindu
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Marking 100th Day Of Protests, Farmers To Block KMP Expressway On Mar 6
To commemorate the 100 days of protest against the Centre's farm laws, farmers have decided to block the 135-km-long Western Peripheral Expressway on March 6. Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) has issued a statement in this regard saying thousands of farmers will block the KMP expressway for 5 hours - between 11 AM and 4 PM. Farmer leader Balvir Singh Rajewal said, "no toll will be collected at the toll plazas during this time."
Tags: Indian Farmers, farmer protest, Farm Laws, Protests
Courtesy: Zee news
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Opposition Leaders Walk Out Of RS Over Denial Of Farm Law Discussion
Opposition parties including Congress, TMC, DMK and RJD walked out from the Rajya Sabha on February 2 after Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu rejected their demand for discussion over farm laws. Naidu rejected the demands saying the issue can be raised on February 3 during the discussion on 'Motion of Thanks' to the President's Address. He said, "No one is stopping you from discussing the issue tomorrow [February 3]."
Tags: rajya sabha, INC, DMK, RJD, TMC, M Venkaiah Naidu, Farm Laws
Courtesy: Deccan Herald
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11th Round Talks Inconclusive; Farmer's Deny Proposal's Suspension
As both Farmer leaders and the Centre hardened their positions, the 11th round of talks on January 22 concluded in a stalemate. While the farmer unions necessitated the legal guarantee of MSP and the complete revocation of farm laws, the Centre re-emphasized deferring the laws for 1.5 years. After offering their proposals, government authorities said, "if they have a better proposal, they can come to us."
Tags: Farmers Protest, Farm Laws, Centre, MSP
Courtesy: India.com
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CAIT Claims Farmers' Protests Caused Rs 50,000 Cr Loss To Business
Confederation of All India Traders announced that the farmers' protest in Delhi-NCR had attracted a business loss of Rs 50,000 crore. Promoting Centre’s recent proposal to defer the laws for 1.5 years, the CAIT Secretary-General Praveen Khandelwal said farmers avoiding the proposal would be understood as backed by divisive forces. Asking traders to be served in the Supreme Court-proposed committee, Khandelwal stated no traders' representation… read-more
Tags: CAIT, Farmers Protest, Centre, Farm Laws
Courtesy: The New Indian Express
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Congress Working Committee Passes Resolution Against Farm Laws
Congress Working Committee (CWC), on January 22, passed a resolution against the three controversial farm laws. Citing them for damaging the constitutional rights of states, MSP concept, public procurement and public distribution system, the party demanded a revocation of the laws. Blaming the Union for dodging opposition’s voice and procedural lapses, the Congress party said the laws would create oligopoly leaving people at the mercy of a… read-more
Tags: Farmers Protest, CWC, BJP, Farm Laws
Courtesy: Hindustan Times
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Govt Offers To Suspend Farm Laws For 1.5 Years To End Stalemate
The Centre on January 20 proposed to halt the implementation of farm laws for up to 18 months. Besides, the government has also pushed to form a joint committee to end the deadlock. However, reacting to the proposals, the farmers said that they will response only by January 22 after deliberating over these among them. Reportedly, the laws will be inoperative until next year-bound Punjab Assembly Elections where the BJP is facing extreme… read-more
Tags: Farm Laws, Farmers Protest, Union government, Indian Farmers
Courtesy: Th Economic Times
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Supreme Court-appointed Panel To Bring Portal To Take Farmers' Views
Aiming to break the impasse, the Supreme Court-appointed committee is planning to set-up a platform for the discontented farmers to submit their views on the three contentious farm laws. "Even an individual farmer can submit his/her views on the portal to be notified soon," said one of the members of the committee after January 19 meeting. Moreover, it will also soon invite all the stakeholders in the matter for deliberation to draft its… read-more
Tags: Farmers' Protest, Farm Laws, Supreme Court, Committee
Courtesy: Hindustan Times
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Rahul Slams JP Nadda; Accuses BJP Of Endangering Indian Agriculture
Expressing concerns over the farmer's protest, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on January 19 accused the Centre of endangering Indian agriculture by promulgating these three farm laws. The former Congress chief released a booklet underlining the drawbacks of the legislation and further necessitated its nullification. Replying to BJP Chief JP Nadda’s allegation on the Congress leader insinuating the farmers, Rahul asserted that Nadda’s statement… read-more
Tags: Rahul Gandhi, BJP, Farmers' Protest, JP Nadda, Farm Laws
Courtesy: The Indian Express
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NITI Aayog Dismisses RTI Seeking CM Panel's Report On Three Farm Bills
NITI Aayog has dismissed activist Anjali Bharadwaj's RTI that sought the report of Committee of CM’s for the Transformation of Indian Agriculture, wherein the three contentious farm laws were proposed. For dismissal, NITI Aayog said the report is yet to be presented to its governing council. However, Punjab CM Amarinder Singh has already said no such laws were proposed in the meeting. Reportedly, the meeting led by Maharashtra CM was… read-more
Tags: Niti Aayog, CM Amarinder Dingh, RTI , Farm Laws, Centre
Courtesy: The Hindu
