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Bank Unions Support Farmers Protest; Call To Break Deadlock
The members of the All India Bank Employees' Association have come out in support of the ongoing farmers' protest against the farm law. Moreover, officers' unions such as All India Bank Officers’ Confederation, All India Bank Officers’ Association have asked the government to resolve and break the deadlock. The bank unions have collectively voiced, "Our nation needs peace and main stakeholders of the nation should not be made to suffer”.
Tags: farmer protest, Indian Banks, Central Government, Delhi
Courtesy: Economic Times
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Manoj Tiwari Alleges 'Tukde-Tukde Gang' Behind Farmers' Protests
Taking a jibe, Delhi BJP leader Manoj Tiwari said that the "tukde-tukde gang" has been trying to turn the ongoing farmers' protest into Shaheen Bagh 2.0 and create "unrest" in the country. Moreover, Tiwari has claimed the protests to be well-planned since pro-Khalistan slogans and threats to PM were allegedly raised by protestors. However, he hoped that farmers will understand the laws and withhold the intentions of the alleged kindlers.
Tags: Manoj Tiwari , BJP, farmer protest, Shaheen Bagh, Slogan, strike, Tukde Tukde Gang
Courtesy: NDTV
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Twitter Labels Amit Malviya's Tweet As "Manipulated"
Twitter has flagged BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya's recent tweet as "manipulated media" under its Synthetic and Manipulated Media policy. The tweet was regarding a picture that showed an unarmed farmer being beaten by a military personnel, which according to Malviya was “propaganda”. Malviya had posted a video tweet on November 28 as a response to the picture… read-more
Tags: Twitter, Fact-Check, BJP, farmer protest
Courtesy: The Print
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Delhi Police Denies Farmers To Hold Protests Against Farm Bills
The Delhi Police on November 25 refused to grant approval to various farmer associations who had requested to stage protest in the city against the Centre's agriculture laws. The police cited COVID-19 situation as the reason for denial and said that violators would invite legal actions against themselves. Earlier, the farmers' associations, under the 'Delhi Chalo' march campaign, had planned to hold… read-more
Tags: Delhi Police, PM Modi, Farm Bill, farmer protest
Courtesy: Economic Times
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Punjab Congress MPs Raise Issues Of Farm Laws, Goods Trains Before Amit Shah
A group of eight Lok Sabha Congress MPs from Punjab met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on November 7 and raised several issues. The issues included farm laws, restarting goods train services in Punjab, and payment of GST compensation to the state. A senior Congress MP informed that the Home Minister has taken the gravity of the matter into consideration has hinted upon having a discussion with the state CM Amarinder Singh.
Tags: Punjab, Congress Party, Amit Shah, farmer protest, Farmer's Bill
Courtesy: Times of India
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Punjab Railways Suffers a Loss of 1200 Crore Amid Protests Against Farm Law
Amid the on-going protests against the Centre's farm laws in Punjab, the Railway department officials informed that as of now a loss of more than 1,200 crore has been occurred. As per the Railways, till November 4 the blockade has hampered the movement of over 2,225 freight rakes carrying essential items, and around 1,350 trains either being cancelled or diverted. Additionally, huge impacts are also observed in J&K, Ladakh, and Himachal… read-more
Tags: farmer protest, Punjab, Indian Railways, Loss, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh
Courtesy: Times of India
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After Punjab, Rajasthan Assembly Introduces Farm Bills to Nullify Centre's Farm Laws
Amid farmers protest, Rajasthan government placed three bills in State Assembly to nullify the Centre’s farm law. On the first day of Assembly session minister Shanti Dhariwal introduced the bills. The development came after CM Ashok Gehlot had earlier said Rajasthan will stand with Punjab in bypassing ‘anti farmer laws'. Congress had also asked the CMs of states ruled by the party to pass their laws in assembly to negate Centre's law.
Tags: Rajasthan, Farmer's Bill, farmer protest, anti-farmer, CM Ashok Gehlot, Punjab, Congress Party
Courtesy: Tribune India
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Punjab's Talwandi Coal Power Plants Forced to Shut Down As Coal-crisis Increases
Facing coal-crunch, Punjab's Talwandi Sabo Power Plant has been forced to shut down. The Nabha Power Limited, Rajpura is also facing coal shortage as farmers continue sitting on rail-track gates of both the plants. Though they were advised to maintain coal stock for 25 days, some plants are left with limited stock while others have already exhausted it. However, Power Corporation is managing the shortage by power exchange, said an official.… read-more
Tags: Punjab, farmer protest, Thermal power plants, Rail-roko
Courtesy: Energy Economic Times
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The Central Government 'Backstabbed' Farmers with New Farm Bills: Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal joined protests organized by AAP of Punjab Unit at Jantar Mantar against the new farm laws. Protesters demanded new laws supporting Maximum Selling Price (MSP). Kejriwal blamed BJP for not implementing Swaminathan committe's reports which suggested 1.5 times increase in MSP instead abolishing the concept of MSP. Kejriwal further said that the Central government has backstabbed farmers.
Tags: Farm Bill, CM Arvind Kejriwal, farmer protest, Union government
Courtesy: Hindustan Times
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Congress says they will scrap the New Farmers Bill, When Retrieves Power
Rahul Gandhi while addressing the launch of “Kheti Bachao Aandolan" on October 4, said that when Congress regains power, they will scrap the newly introduced farm laws and "throw it in the waste paper basket". He also stated that there are defects in the system, but doesn't require to discard the entire system. Rahul further questioned the government for not debating in the parliament ahead of passing the bills.
Tags: Rahul Gandhi, Farm Bill, farmer protest, Indian National Congress
Courtesy: Live Mint
