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DMK convenes allies' meet on Sept 21 to strategise against farm bills

The DMK announced a meeting of its allies here on September 21 to deliberate on the next course of action over farm bills that were adopted by the Lok Sabha

Refrain from protests amid coronavirus: Punjab govt over farm Bill row

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday ordered an inquiry into a letter issued by a BDPO regarding the protests by farmers allegedly organised by the state government

Opposition can't mislead farmers: Haryana Minister on new reform bills

Haryana Agriculture Minister said that opposition parties can no longer mislead farmers as Prime Minister Modi and Chief Minister Khattar have pledged to make farmers economically affluent

Saddened my voice in support of farmers was not heard: Harsimrat Kaur Badal

A day after resigning from Union Cabinet in protest against farm bills, senior SAD leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Friday said she feels "saddened" that her voice in support of farmers was not heard

Twice in 24 hours, PM Narendra Modi assures farmers MSP will be protected

This, even as states rushed to guard their turf and nullify the impact of the Bills

Maharashtra govt body sets up e-business platform for women farmers

Maharashtra's Mahila Aarthik Vikas Mahamandal has started an e-business platform to help women farmers and members of self-help groups get good prices for their agricultural produce

Congress seeks special session of Haryana Assembly to discuss farm Bills

The opposition Congress on Friday sought a special session of the Haryana Assembly to discuss the impact and ramifications of three farm-related Bills passed by the Lok Sabha

Mayawati opposes farm bills, asks govt to pay heed to wishes of farmers

BSP president Mayawati on Friday opposed the passage of two farmer-related bills in Parliament and asked the central government to pay heed to the wishes of agriculturalists

Landmark agri reform bills to free farmers from clutches of middlemen: Shah

Amit Shah expressed gratitude to Modi for the passage of two crucial bills on agricultural reforms in the Lok Sabha and said the proposed legislations will free farmers from the clutches of middlemen

Retail inflation for farm workers, rural labourers eases marginally in Aug

Retail inflation for farm workers and rural labourers cooled down to 6.32% and 6.28%, respectively, in August compared to the year ago period mainly due to the softening of prices of some food items

Cong MP urges govt to lift onion export ban, calls it 'anti-farmer' move

Congress MP Rajeev Satav urged the government to withdraw its decision to ban the export of onions, saying it is an anti-farmer move and would affect them adversely, especially in Maharashtra

BJP govt's exploitative Bills will turn farmers into labourers: Akhilesh

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said that the BJP government has brought exploitative Bills related to agriculture which will turn farmers into labourers on their own land

Kejriwal appeals to all non-BJP parties to unite in RS to oppose farm bills

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal appealed to all non-BJP parties on Friday to unite in the Rajya Sabha and oppose three bills that he claimed would leave farmers in the hands of big companies for exploitation

People who ruled country for decades lying to farmers about Bills: PM Modi

Farmers given new independence in agriculture, says Prime Minister as political controversy grows

In Punjab, farmers' body to start 'rail roko' agitation from Sep 24

Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee has announced to hold "rail roko" agitation from September 24-26 to lodge their protest against the three agriculture ordinances passed by the Union Cabinet

BSP not in support of two bills related to farmers passed in Parl: Mayawati

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Friday said that her party is against the passing of two bills in the Lok Sabha related to "reforms" in agriculture marketing

Harsimrat Badal resigned under pressure of Punjab's local politics: BJP

BJP said that Harsimrat resigned under the pressure of Punjab's local politics. However, the party still hopes that the matter will be resolved after discussion with the Shiromani Akali Dal

Farmers' trust sacred to us, proud to stand with them: Harsimrat Kaur Badal

Harsimrat Kaur Badal said her decision to resign from the Union Cabinet to protest three farm sector bills "symbolises my party's commitment to go to any extent to safeguard the interests of farmers"

Lok Sabha passes two agriculture bills; Narendra Tomar says MSP will stay

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar urged opposition parties not to politicise the two agriculture-related bills aimed at boosting the income of farmers and said MSP will stay

Agriculture-related bills will create problems for farmers: Farooq Abdullah

National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah said that the bills related to agriculture marketing are problematic for farmers and should be reconsidered by the government