SC stays farm laws | Concerns, impact and benefits explained
Thousands of farmers are staging a sit-in protest demanding rollback of the new farm reform laws. After SC s decision to stay the implementation of the legislation, who is set to benefit? Let s find out
Farmers protests: 6th round of talks today; unions want repeal of laws, higher MSP
Farmers protest: The agitating farmers have said they ll stick to their position that discussion will take place only on the modalities of repealing the Agri laws and giving a legal guarantee on MSP, among other issues
BusinessToday.In | December 30, 2020 | Updated 09:35 IST
Agriculture Secretary Sanjay Aggarwal invited farmers unions for the talks at Vigyan Bhavan, Delhi, at 2 pm today
Thousands of farmers, protesting for more than a month in Delhi s borders against the three farm laws, will meet government leaders and officials to resume the stalled talks today.
Farmers Protest December 27: Delhi CM Kejriwal addresses protesters at Singhu border
18:16 PM IST: Chief Minister of Delhi and national convener of the Aam Aadmi Party, Arvind Kejriwal arrived at the Guru Tegh Bahadur memorial at Singhu (Delhi-Haryana) border on Sunday to extend support to the ongoing farmers agitation.
(Inputs from Aishwarya Paliwal)
18:11 PM IST: In a press release on Sunday, the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC) said farmers beat thalis across locations in India to drown the sound of PM s lies in his radio address Mann ki Baat. , @ YogendraYadav #MannKiBaat | #FarmersProtests pic.twitter.com/0HK3MqMEMQ Swaraj India (@ SwarajIndia) December 27, 2020
Farmers protests: Govt says it s ready to discuss all issues
Govt, in its letter to over 40 farm unions, has said it s ready to discuss all issues of concerns, including the MSP, despite that it has nothing to do with passing of three agri-marketing bills
BusinessToday.In | December 25, 2020 | Updated 09:17 IST
Farmers from Punjab, Haryana, UP and Rajashtan are protesting at Delhi borders for nearly a month now
The Centre has agreed to discuss all the demands put forward by farmers unions, including the higher minimum support price (MSP) issue and repeal of the controversial laws. The government has assured the farmers that it is also ready to discuss all demands made in the previous rounds of meetings.
Farmers protest: 7 US lawmakers write to Pompeo, urge him to raise issue with India
This is an issue of particular concern to Sikh Americans linked to Punjab, although it also heavily impacts the Indian Americans belonging to other Indian states, the lawmakers said in their letter to Pompeo
PTI | December 25, 2020 | Updated 09:23 IST
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
A group of seven influential US lawmakers, including Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, have written to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, urging him to raise the issue of farmers protest in India with his Indian counterpart. India has called the remarks by foreign leaders and politicians on protests by farmers as ill-informed and unwarranted , asserting that the matter pertains to the internal affairs of a democratic country.