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Arrogance does not work in democracy: Rajasthan CM on farmers' agitation

Days after Centre announced repealing of farm laws, CM Ashok Gehlot on Thursday said that arrogance does not work in the democracy adding that democracy requires "bowing down" to convince the public

Union Cabinet approves Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021: Govt

The new bill will now be introduced in the Lok Sabha for passage in the upcoming Winter session of Parliament beginning Nov 29

60 tractors will head to Parliament on November 29, says Rakesh Tikait

Tikait on Tuesday said that 60 tractors will head to the Parliament in the national capital as a part of the tractor march to press for a statutory guarantee of MSP for crops among other things

Not going home, govt must talk to us on other demands: Rakesh Tikait

Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Monday accused the government of trying to divide farmers and said it should talk to them to resolve all their issues, or else "we are not going away"

Ceasefire by govt, not farmers, says Tikait demanding resumption of talks

BKU leader Rakesh Tikait on Monday hit out at the government, accusing it of trying to divide the farmers, and said it should talk to them to resolve their issues or else "we are not going away".

Farmers stir a watershed movement in India: Punjab CM Channi

Channi on Monday said the farmers' agitation against three farm laws will be always remembered as a 'watershed movement' to protect the democratic and human rights in the country

Lucknow: Kisan Maha Panchayat firm on demands, protests to continue

The Kisan Maha Panchayat in Lucknow on Monday was a firm reiteration of the six-point charter of demands that farmers have submitted to the Prime Minister

Farmers hold mass rally, keep pressure on Modi despite climbdown

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Flushed with victory after Prime Minister Narendra Modi caved into demands for agricultural reform laws to be repealed, Indian farmers held a mass rally on Monday to demand minimum support prices be extended to all produce, not just rice and wheat.

Best of BS Opinion: The big shocks, a Pyrrhic victory for protesters & more

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Monday

A Pyrrhic victory for protesters

PM's retreat on farm laws conceals what is actually going on

Future of farms

Govt must keep pushing farm reforms

As you sow

The Modi government's defeat on farm laws underlines the perils of governing an entire continent-sized, diverse and federal nation like the chief minister of a state

Best of BS Opinion: Survival of the friendliest, seeds of a bleak future

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Saturday.

After repeal of farm laws, Modi stresses on 'beej to bazaar' blueprint

Says committed to finding agri solutions, slams opposition for hurdles

Not clear what prompted govt to withdraw farm laws: BSP's Satish Mishra

BSP leader Satish Mishra on Friday said it's not yet clear why the Centre is withdrawing the legislations or these will be reintroduced after the upcoming Assembly polls in states

Huge gulf between the incomes and debt of farmers in UP and Punjab

The two states, which spearheaded the protests against the farm laws, lie on the opposite ends of the national average

Why the three potentially groundbreaking farm laws were eventually repealed

While the reactions to the laws represent two extremities, the actual impact on farmers may lie somewhere in between

Over 600 deaths, at least Rs 5,000-cr loss: The cost of farm protests

With over 600 lives lost and thousands of crores of rupees of economic loss for exchequer, the cost of farm protests has been very high

The Big repeal: How the movement against three agriculture reforms unfolded

A 21-year-old climbing the flag pole and hoisting Nishan Sahib at Red Fort became the defining image of the protest.

The seeds of a bleak future

This episode of legislating bad laws and rolling back, means those issues will not be addressed for fear of sparking another agitation, writes Devangshu Datta