Page 59 - Farmers Protest

Three critical drivers that are lending colour to the farmers' protest

Protesters want a complete repeal of the three laws along with a guarantee that no crop inside or outside the mandis will be bought below the state-mandated MSP by anyone

Provide for jail term for people buying crops below MSP: BKU chief Tikait

Bharatiya Kisan Union national president Naresh Tikait on Thursday demanded a provision for jail terms for corporates and businessmen seeking to purchase farmers' produce at a price below the MSP.

Farmers' protest and 'villages on wheels': Inside story from Ground Zero

Farmers' protest: Why are thousands of farmers protesting in and around Delhi? Why do they fear new farm laws? What they stand to lose? These are some basic questions that everyone across the country would want to know. As government hopes for a positive outcome from talks, Business Standard travels to the protest site to know more about farmers' demands and the conditions they are the living in, in the hope of a better tomorrow, miles away from their families and villages in Punjab, Haryana and other states.

Amarinder to meet Shah ahead of talks between Centre, farmers today

Sources said that Singh will hold deliberations with Shah on Thursday morning in an effort to work out an amicable solution to the deadlock

Centre says it's open to suggestions on farm Acts, but won't repeal them

The comments came a day before more than 30 farmers' groups are scheduled to meet Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Food Minister Piyush Goyal

Convene special Parliament session to repeal farm laws: Farmers to govt

Addressing a press conference, Krantikari Kisan Union president Darshan Pal accused the Centre of dividing farmers organisations by projecting the ongoing protests as Punjab-centric

Farmers' protest over Central govt's new agri laws enters seventh day

The farmers' protest against the three agricultural sector laws passed by the central government in the last monsoon session entered seventh day

Govt's meeting with farmers ends in deadlock; next round of talks on Dec 3

Govt has urged farmer groups to share their specific complaints with regard to the three central Acts by December 2 so that they could be taken up for discussions the next day

Farmers unions, ministers begin talks on agri laws as protests continue

Farmer unions decided to attend a meeting with the Centre as protesters continued their agitation at Delhi border points against the government's new farm laws

Protesting farmers try to enter Delhi by breaking barricades at border

Agitating farmers on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border near Ghazipur tried to enter the national capital by breaking the barricades. However, they were soon pacified by their own leaders

Govt invites Kisan Union for talks today at Vigyan Bhawan, says Tomar

The meeting will be held at 3 PM at Vigyan Bhawan here, the minister said

Farmers threaten to block Delhi entry points, police ups security at border

Delhi Police Commissioner SN Shrivastava visited Singhu border to take stock of the security arrangements

Top headlines: Modi defends farm laws, S&P retains India GDP forecast

Bengaluru office market to see rent spike, Minister says Centre will vaccinate around 300 million people, and more top headlines of the day

PM Modi defends farm reforms, attacks 'misinformation, propaganda'

Prime Minister Modi again defends laws liberalising agriculture market, says farmers must trust him.

Farmers reject Centre's offer for talks, say will block all roads to Delhi

PM defends farm laws, says these opened doors of opportunities for farmers

Farmers' agitation hijacked by 'anti-national' forces: BJP leader

The BJP is ready to talk to farmers, but their agitation seems to have been "hijacked by anti-national" forces, the party's Uttarakhand unit said on Sunday.

Ready to talk with govt but will not accept any conditions, say farmers

Farmers agitating against the Centre's new agri laws said they are ready for talks with the government but will not accept any conditions, including moving to the Delhi's Burari ground

PM backing farm laws shows govt is drunk with power, says Congress

Hitting out at PM Modi for reiterating that new agri laws are beneficial for farmers, the Congress said the insistence in support of the legislations shows that the government is "drunk with power"

Farmers reject Amit Shah's plea to move to Burari ground; stay at borders

Farmers protesting against the Centre's three farm laws on Sunday decided not to shift to the Burari ground in the national capital and stay put at the Delhi borders

Amarinder urges farmers to accept Union Home Minister Amit Shah's appeal

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday urged farmers to accept Shah's appeal and shift to the designated place for their protest, paving the way for early talks to resolve their issues