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Centre will not bring back farm laws, clarifies Narendra Singh Tomar

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday clarified that the Centre will not reintroduce farm laws in an amended form.The clarification from the Union Minister comes after Congress alleged that the Centre is planning to bring back the three farm laws (that have now been repealed) with amendments after the assembly elections in five states."I did not say this," Tomar replied when asked about his statement at an event in Nagpur on Friday in which, while talking about the (now repealed) farm laws, he said the government has moved a "step back" and "will move forward again"."I had said that the government had made good (farm) laws. We took them back due to some reasons. The government will continue to work for the welfare of the farmers," the minister said.Earlier, Tomar, during the Nagpur event, had said: "We brought the farm laws. Some people did not like them but it was a big reform after 70 years after Independence which was moving ahead under the leadership of ...

Farm politics dominated 2021 and its outcome will be seen in state polls

Early 2023 will see another round of crucial state elections -- in Gujarat, for instance

Charan Singh worked for empowerment of weaker sections: Rajnath SIngh

Defence Minister and senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh on Thursday paid tribute to former prime minister Chaudhary Charan Singh on his birth anniversary

Cases against 2,943 farmers from 2019-2021 for stubble burning in Haryana

Police complaints or cases were registered against 2,943 farmers for stubble burning from 2019 to 2021 in Haryana and 736 were arrested in 2019 and 2020, the state assembly was informed on Wednesday

Movement of 128 trains hit in Punjab as farmers' stir enters third day

Out of 128 trains which were affected, 104 trains were mail or express trains, while 24 were passenger trains

Farmers continue to block rail tracks, affect train traffic in Punjab

Ferozepur division railway officials said, 84 trains were cancelled, 47 were short-terminated and 25 were short-originated

Karnataka CM enhances relief to farmers for crop damage due to rains

He said, within the financial limitations the government has decided to come to the rescue of farmers

PM Modi will address farmers, scientists on natural farming today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address farmers and scientists across the country on Thursday in the ongoing summit on natural and zero-budget farming being held in Gujarat

Farm Act aftermath: Kant says Centre bent on more reforms across sectors

Says basic philosophy of this govt is that wealth is created by private sector so things must be made easy for them; govt must act as a facilitator and catalyst

PM Modi to address national agro summit with focus on natural farming

PM Modi will address virtually farmers at the event on December 16

Kangana's post on farmers: Won't arrest her till Jan 25, says Mumbai Police

The city police told Bombay High Court that they will not arrest actor Kangana Ranaut till January 25, 2022 over her social media post that allegedly linked farmers' protests to a separatist group.

BJP's Varun Gandhi submits private members' bill for legal guarantee of MSP

Continuing to back the demands of farmers, BJP MP Varun Gandhi has piloted a private member's bill seeking legal guarantee of MSP with financial outlay of Rs 1 lakh crore

Farmers to vacate Ghazipur border fully by Dec 15: BKU leader Tikait

BKU leader Rakesh Tikait said farmers will fully vacate their protest site on the Delhi border here by December 15 as their first group left for Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh on Saturday

Stir against Centre's 3 farm laws will be remembered in history: Gehlot

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot congratulated the farmers for successful completion of their agitation against Centre's three farm laws, saying the movement that lasted for over a year will be remembered

Kin of 11 farmers who died during protests given jobs by Punjab govt

The kin of 11 farmers who lost their lives during the stir against the Centre's farm laws were given appointment letters for government jobs in Punjab on Saturday

Saryu canal project: PM exhorts farmers to consider natural farming

He was addressing a rally in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh's Balrampur after inaugurating the Saryu Canal National Project, which will provide assured water for irrigation

Happiness and joy as farmers return home after over a year of protest

Bhupender Singh was all smiles as he rode a tractor back home in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor district after over a year of protest at Delhi's border and said it would bring an end to his ordeal

Farmers leave from Delhi borders in convoys; traffic slows down on highways

The farmers are heading back to their respective states in large convoys of tractors and trucks, in the same way, they arrived at the sites at Singhu, Ghazipur, Tikri on outskirts of national capital

Farmers vacate Delhi borders after ending year-long anti-farm laws protests

After farmers suspended their agitation against the three farm laws, they have started vacating Delhi borders where they have been stationed for more than a year

Govt says no farmer died due to police action during farmers' protests

The Union government on Friday said that no farmer died due to police action during the year-long protests by farmers. Various farmer groups were protesting against three new farm laws, which have now been scrapped. The year-long protest at the Delhi borders was suspended by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Thursday after the Union government accepted their key pending demands, including withdrawal of police cases against the protesters and on Minimum Support Price (MSP). In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday said, "the subject of compensation, etc. to the families of the deceased farmers in the farmers movement is with the concerned state governments". "No farmer died as a result of police action during the farmers' agitation," he said. Tomar was responding to a joint question by Congress leader Dhiraj Prasad Sahu and AAP leader Sanjay Singh. The members had asked whether the government is planning to provide or made any ...