Budget 2018-19

  BKU has appealed to all the farmers to join the khap panchayat today. The Mathura administration has increased security in view of the panchayat In view of the ongoing  farmers’ protest  against the Central agri laws, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) is organising “khap panchayat” in Mathura on Wednesday with BKU chief Naresh Tikait as its chief guest. BKU has appealed to all the farmers to join the khap panchayat today. The Mathura administration has increased security in view of the panchayat. Meanwhile, Haryana khap will organise “kisan mahapanchayat” today. BKU president Rakesh Tikait and several other leaders of various farmer unions are slated to address the gathering. The mahapanchayat will be held in the sports stadium of Kandela village. Security has been beefed up at Ghazipur, Singhu and Tikri borders in view of the farmers’ stir. Farmers have been protesting on the different borders of the national capital since November 26 against the three newly enacted farm law...

  Included in the four-member committee set-up by the Supreme Court to hold talks with the farmers agitating over the new farm laws, Anil Ghanwat said that “protesting farmers will get justice” Included in the four-member committee set-up by the Supreme Court to hold talks with the farmers agitating over the new farm laws, Anil Ghanwat on Tuesday said that “protesting farmers will get justice.” The Supreme Court on January 12 stayed the implementation of three farm laws and tasked the committee of experts to listen to grievances of the farmers on the farm laws and the views of the government and submit its report to the court within two months. Anil Ghanwat, president of the Shetkari Sanghatana, a Maharashtra-based  farmer organisation  told ANI, “This movement should stop somewhere and a law should be made in the interest of farmers. First we need to listen to farmers, if they had some misconception about Minimum Support Price (MSP) and Agricultural Produce Market Commit...

  Farmers demonstrating against the Centre’s new agri laws on Monday performed yoga on the Delhi-Noida Link Road at the Chilla border where they have been camping for 28 days now Farmers demonstrating against the Centre’s new agri laws on Monday performed yoga on the Delhi-Noida Link Road at the Chilla border where they have been camping for 28 days now. The road remained closed for Noida to Delhi movement but was open for commuters travelling from Delhi to Noida, according to a police official. At the Dalit Prerna Sthal, farmers belonging to BKU (Lok Shakti) and hailing from various districts of western Uttar Pradesh continued their agitation and submitted a memorandum of their demands addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Gautam Buddh Nagar district administration. “The memorandum has been submitted to Additional District Magistrate Diwakar Singh and mentions the demands of our farmers’ union including the withdrawal of the three new farm laws, legislation on minimum s...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address farmers’ conferences in Madhya Pradesh through video conferencing on Friday Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address farmers’ conferences in Madhya Pradesh through video conferencing on Friday. On December 16, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar addressed the ‘Kisan Sammelan’ in Gwalior. On Thursday, the Prime Minister appreciated Tomar for “attempting to have a polite dialogue” with the farmers through an open letter, requesting them to read it. “Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has expressed his feelings by writing a letter to the farmer brothers and sisters, attempting to have a polite dialogue. I request all the  Farmers Protest  to read it. The countrymen are also urged that they should extend it to as many people as possible,” PM Modi had tweeted. Amid protests on Delhi borders against the new farm laws, Tomar wrote an open letter to the farmers, saying “misunderstanding has been created among some farmer un...

A large number of farmers have expressed support for the farm bills, while a protest is ongoing against the reforms, said Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar A large number of farmers have expressed support for the farm bills, while a protest is ongoing against the reforms, said Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar. “While there is a protest against reforms, lakhs of farmers are also gathering to express support for bills. Today, thousands of farmers gathered in Gwalior for it,” said Tomar while addressing an ASSOCHAM session via video conferencing on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Tomar told a gathering of farmers in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, even as the  farmers’ protest  in and around Delhi continued that, it is the Narendra Modi government, which followed the recommendations of Swaminathan Commission and declared Minimum Support Price (MSP) for various farm produces by adding 50 per cent profit on the cost of the farmer. “The Swaminathan Committee said tha...

  Terrorism has emerged as one of the means of waging war in the contemporary world and it threatens to engulf the planet in a carnage similar to the one witnessed during the two World Wars, India said Terrorism has emerged as one of the means of waging war in the contemporary world and it threatens to engulf the planet in a carnage similar to the one witnessed during the two World Wars, India has said, calling for global action to defeat the scourge. “The commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War provides us with an opportunity to reaffirm commitment to the most fundamental principle and purpose of the United Nations that is to ensure that successive generations are saved from the scourge of war,” First Secretary in India’s Permanent Mission to the UN Ashish Sharma said on Monday. Addressing a special solemn meeting in commemoration of the  World War-II  victims, he said, “Terrorism has emerged as one of the means of waging war in the conte...

  Sukhpal Singh is professor and former chairperson, Centre for Management in Agriculture at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedaba “It is more about the changes in the ‘social contract’ between the farmers and the Union government that is the root cause of fear,” said Sukhpal Singh, professor and former chairperson, Centre for Management in Agriculture at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, on why farmers from Punjab and Haryana, among others, are protesting the three new farms laws passed by India’s Parliament. The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020 (FPTC), the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020, and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020 (FAPAFS) were passed during the monsoon session of parliament during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thousands of farmers are at the outskirts of the national capital as they march to Delhi to demand the repeal of these laws. One o...

  The Centre invited agitating farmer unions for talks on Dec 1, two days ahead of a scheduled meeting. At the same time, PM Modi said the protests are based on creating doubts through misinformation The Centre on Monday night invited agitating farmer unions for talks on December 1, two days ahead of a scheduled meeting, as their stir against the new agri-marketing laws appeared to intensify despite a strong defence of the legislation by the government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi who accused the opposition of playing tricks on farmers again through misinformation. The development came a day after the protesting farmers rejected the Centre’s offer to start talks as soon as they move to Burari and continued to stay put Singhu and Tikri borders of the national capital. “Keeping in view the cold and COVID-19, we have invited leaders of  farmer unions  for discussion much before the scheduled December 3 meeting,” Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar told PTI and urge...

  PM Modi spoke on a range of issues and called the latest labour reforms as very pro-worker Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday assured that everyone will be vaccinated and no one will be left behind. The statements came in an interview with The Economic Times, days after the BJP promised free vaccination in its poll manifesto in Bihar. “First and foremost, I would like to assure the nation that, as and when a vaccine becomes available, everyone will be vaccinated. None will be left behind, Modi said. Talking about the economy he said that India is on its way to economic recovery as farmers have broken all records of production along with record-high FDI inflows followed by auto and tractor sales that are either reaching or surpassing previous year levels. “We will take all measures needed to constantly stimulate the economy in a timely manner while ensuring overall macro-economic stability,” Modi said adding “we are still not over with the pandemic. Yet, our economy has shown ...