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India: What Are the Farmers Trying to Reap from Protests? Published December 13th, 2020 - 10:30 GMT Indian farmers from Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand states protests at Delhi-UP Border. Farmers are protesting against the new farm laws in India. (Shutterstock) With groups of farmers rejecting the Indian government proposal and showing intention to continue agitation against three amended agriculture laws, experts apprehend that the protests may spread further and turn bigger in the...

Two IPS officers deputed at the Singh border (Delhi-Haryana border) have tested positive for coronavirus. The two officers have been identified as Outer North DCP Gaurav and Additional DCP Ghanshyam Bansal. They have been put under isolation and contacts have been asked to keep a check on their symp

The farmers on Thursday held a press conference at the Delhi-Haryana border and threatened to block railway tracks if their demands are not met.

Farmers threaten to block railway tracks, highways as deadlock continues; 10 points Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said that it was not proper to announce the next stage of agitation when talks were continuing and urged the unions to return to the discussion table BusinessToday.In | December 11, 2020 | Updated 09:11 IST A group of farmers standing on top of trucks raise slogans during the ongoing protest against the Centers new farm laws, at Singhu border The deadlock between ...

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As the protesting farmers remain adamant on their demands, the government has given a "written assurance" over a series of amendments, including assurance on minimum support price (MSP).

Farmers have been demonstrating since late last month over reforms enacted in September that loosened rules around the sale, pricing and storage of farm produce.

Farmer unions, which held a meeting on Thursday, said they will soon announce a date for blocking tracks across the country.

Farmers Plan To Block Rail Traffic; Agra, Jaipur Highways From Delhi Farmers from Tamil Nadu claim government trying to stop them from joining stir. PTI Jyotika Sood 2020-12-11T11:42:34+05:30 Farmers Plan To Block Rail Traffic; Agra, Jaipur Highways From Delhi outlookindia.com 2020-12-12T10:17:14+05:30 Also read As the impasse over the farm laws continues, farmers’ organizations across India have decided to step up their stir across the country.  From December ...

“We will block rail tracks if our demands are not met. We will decide on the date and announce it soon,” said Boota Singh, one of the union members. Balbir Singh Rajewal of BKU (Rajewal) said, “If agriculture is a state subject, the Centre doesn’t have the right to make laws on it.” Despite the unions’ unrelenting stance, Tomar sought to strike a conciliatory note and said, “We sent a proposal to farmers on Wednesday. They wanted that the laws be repealed. Our stand is that the g...