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NEW DELHI: The war of words between the BJP and opposition parties intensified on Sunday as the stir by thousands of farmers who are camping on Delhis borders braving the harsh winters to press for the repeal of three new central agriculture laws entered the second month. A day after protesting farmer unions proposed December 29 for the next round of talks but put forth several conditions for the agenda, Union Minister of State for Agriculture Kailash Choudhary expressed the hope that a soluti...

Farmers Protest: Bid to mislead farmers will not succeed, says Rajnath Singh; repeal agri laws, Kejriwal tells Centre Thousands of farmers, mainly from Punjab and Haryana have been camping at the borders of the National Capital for over a month now, demanding the withdrawal of the three farm laws. FP Staff December 27, 2020 23:21:05 IST Farmers strike. File Photo/PTI Farme...

The government on Thursday extended a fresh invite to protesting farmer unions for talks, but made it clear that it would not be "logical" to include in the agenda any new demand related to minimum support price (MSP), saying it was out of the purview of three new farm laws. In a three-page letter written to 40 farmer leaders, Agriculture Ministry Joint Secretary Vivek Aggarwal said, "I again request you that the government has been discussing all issues with an open heart and good intention ...

Reopen direct purchase centre, say protesters Updated: Updated: Share Article Farmers park tractors on the road in protest at Thennamanadu on Monday.   Traffic on Orathanadu-Vallam Road at Thennamanadu was disrupted on Monday after farmers parked tractors on the road protesting ‘non-functioning’ of a direct purchase centre (DPC) in their area. The DPC was closed following heavy rain during the past few weeks. On Monday, some farmers harvesting the paddy crop went to the centre to find ou...

Watch: What farmers want besides the repeal of new farm laws Krantikari Kisan Union Punjab leader Darshan Pal explains why they oppose the air quality management ordinance and the proposed new electricity law. 18 Dec, 2020 For nearly three weeks now, thousands of protesting farmers have been massed on Delhi’s borders demanding the Narendra Modi government repeal the new farm laws. The government has refused to relent. Though this isn’t talked about as much, the farmers are also demand...

Dear Rashtrapati ji, More than twenty different political parties, including many parties running state governments, have extended their solidarity with the ongoing historic struggle of the Indian peasantry and extended wholehearted support to their call for a Bharat Bandh yesterday, December 8, demanding the repeal of the retrograde Agri-Laws and the Electricity Amendment Bill. These new Agri-Laws, passed in the Parliament in an anti-democratic manner preventing a structured discussion and vot...

A day after protesting farmers rejected the governments offer for a written assurance on MSP and amend few provisions in the new farm laws, Agriculture Minister

India News: A day after protesting farmers rejected the government's offer for a written assurance on MSP and amend few provisions in the new farm laws, Agricultu

"The government is keen and ready for further discussions with protesting farmers," he said, a day after the farmer unions rejected the governments written proposal, offering a written assurance on MSP and amendment to few provisions in the new farm laws enacted in September.

The famrers protest has entered the fifteenth day. New Delhi: The government will appeal to farmers to call off the unprecedented protests against the new farm laws, explaining why it is diluting the laws, sources said.  The protest - the biggest by farmers in years - has entered the fifteenth day. The government will also explain why it is bringing amendments to the controversial laws which the farmers want repealed, sources said. Farmer groups on Wednesday turned down the centres written of...