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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- Flushed with victory after Prime Minister Narendra Modi caved into demands for agricultural reform laws to be repealed, Indian farmers held a mass rally on Monday to demand minimum support prices be extended to all produce, not just rice and wheat.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Why the three potentially groundbreaking farm laws were eventually repealed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

Repealing 'black' laws right step, MSP bigger issue: Navjot Singh Sidhu

Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday dubbed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement of repealing the three farm laws as a "step in the right direction".

PM Modi inaugurates development projects worth Rs 3,240 cr in UP's Mahoba

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated multiple projects aimed at ending water scarcity for farmers in the parched Bundelkhand region.

Failed to explain benefits of farm laws to some farmers of nation: Tomar

PM Modi's intention was to bring revolutionary changes in the lives of farmers but government failed to explain benefits of the central farm laws, said Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.

Celebrations at protest site after PM Modi announces repeal of 3 farm laws

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement repealing three farm laws, farmers burst into celebration and distributed 'Jalebis' at the protest site on Gazipur (UP-Delhi) border on Friday."I thank Prime Minister Modi for taking this decision. People were saying that it will be the government's defeat if they take back the farm laws, I always used to say that the government is a very big institution and repealing the farm laws is not their defeat. Since it is the government of farmers how can this be their defeat," said one of the protesters present at the Gazipur site."I welcome the decision of the Central government. I just wish that they would have done this a bit early," said another."This victory is dedicated to those farmers who lost their lives during this protest. I thank everyone who supported us and helped spread our word," said a protestor.Farmers have been protesting against the government's three farm laws since they were passed by the Centre in 2020.The three farm ...

Decision only because of upcoming polls, says Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said that the govt had agreed to repeal the three farm laws only because it had understood that they would face reverses in the upcoming elections.

Kejriwal welcomes PM Narendra Modi's announcement to repeal farm laws

Kejriwal on Friday welcomed the govt's announcement to repeal the contentious farm laws, saying it is not just a victory of farmers but also of democracy.

BKU's Ugrahan faction welcomes govt's decision to repeal farm laws

"It is a good move by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of Gurupurab," Joginder Singh Ugrahan, the leader of BKU's Ugrahan faction, said.