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Govt will purchase farm produce at MSP, this is our guarantee, says Centre amid farmers protest – India TV

Govt will purchase farm produce at MSP, this is our guarantee, says Centre amid farmers protest – India TV

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Image Source : PTI Farmers hold protest at Haryana-Punjab border. Amid ongoing farmers protest at the Haryna-Punjab border, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday made a big announcement and told the Rajya Sabha that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government will ensure that all farm produce is purchased at the Minimum Support Price (MSP). “This is Modi govt’s guarantee,” he said.  The statement from the minister could be seen as part of the broader policy efforts by the Modi government to address the issues faced by the agricultural sector.  Farmers begin foot march to Delhi. The development comes at a time when the ‘jatha’ of 101 farmers Friday began its foot march to Delhi from their protest site at Shambhu border, but was stopped a few metres away by a multilayered barricading. Haryana police asked farmers not to proceed further and cited a prohibitory order clamped under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). Public gathering banned in Ambala The Ambala district administration has banned any unlawful assembly of five or …

Police use tear gas to disperse protesting farmers at Haryana-Punjab Shambhu border

Police use tear gas to disperse protesting farmers at Haryana-Punjab Shambhu border

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Image Source : PTI Protesting farmers on the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march were stopped at the Shambhu border as police officials claimed that the famers did not have any permission to enter Haryana. In a massive development, police on Friday used tear gas to disperse the protesting farmers at Haryana-Punjab Shambhu Border. The farmers have announced to march towards the National Capital-Delhi over their various demands. The development comes after these protesting farmers on the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march were stopped at the Shambhu border as police officials claimed that the famers did not have any permission to enter Haryana. Drone visuals from Shambhu border showed police barricades where the protesting 101 farmers were stopped. Heavy police personnel has been deployed at the border. At the Shambhu border, a police official said while speaking to ANI “The farmers do not have any permission to enter Haryana. The Ambala administration has imposed Section 163 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. (BNSS) Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher who was also stopped at the border said that either they (farmers) …

Farmers March To Delhi Over MSP Demand, Centre Offers “Modi’s Guarantee”

Farmers March To Delhi Over MSP Demand, Centre Offers “Modi’s Guarantee”

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Farmers Protest in Delhi: Farmers marching to Delhi were stopped at the Shambhu border. New Delhi: Tear gas was fired at farmers gathered at Shambhu on the Haryana-Punjab border Friday afternoon during their ‘Dilli chalo‘ march to press home various demands, including a legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price, or MSP, waiver of farm loan debts, and protection from increased power tariffs. Visuals shared by news agency IANS showed chaotic scenes at a police barricade across National Highway 44. In the 73-second video white smoke from tear gas canisters enveloped protesting farmers. As the video pans out, rolls of barbed wire can also be seen and the gassed farmers are seen pulling back from the barricade. An elderly farmer, affected by the tear gas, is attended to by fellow-protesters. Ambala, Haryana: Police fired tear gas shells at the protesters pic.twitter.com/3sCa9haqT5 — IANS (@ians_india) December 6, 2024 Shortly before the farmers began their march, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan told Parliament the Narendra Modi government is committed to purchasing ‘ produce at MSP. “I want to assure …

Farmers’ March Paused Till Feb 29, Protesters To Hold Ground At Borders

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A candle march is scheduled for today, followed by seminars on farmer-related issues tomorrow. New Delhi: Farmer leaders on Friday announced that the future course of action regarding their ‘Delhi Chalo’ march will be decided on February 29. The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM), spearheading the protests, outlined a list of activities planned for the next week. Until then, the farmers are determined to hold their ground at two protest sites on the Punjab-Haryana border – Shambhu and Khanauri. A candle march is scheduled for today, followed by seminars on farmer-related issues tomorrow. On February 26, the protestors intend to burn effigies of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and ministers. In addition, several meetings of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha forums are slated for the subsequent two days. The demands put forth by the protesting farmers, including a legal guarantee on the minimum support price (MSP), the implementation of the Swaminathan Commission’s recommendations, and a farm loan waiver, remain at the core of the agitation.  On Wednesday, a …

Tear Gas Fired At Farmers Marching Towards Delhi At Punjab-Haryana Border

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New Delhi: Tear gas has been fired at farmers massing at the Shambhu border point between Punjab and Haryana – a key meeting point for farmers from each state heading to Delhi as part of their ‘Delhi Chalo’ call. Visuals showed huge plumes of smoke – making visibility almost impossible – and hundreds of farmers, as well as media personnel, running helter-skelter to the sound of tear gas shells being fired. The shelling – the first signs of violence – broke as the clock struck noon and the farmers began their push to Delhi. An estimated two dozen shells were fired, despite no immediate signs of provocation. Visuals from the Shambhu border – over 200 km from Delhi – also showed the police and security personnel – already outnumbered – dropping smoke bombs from drones to disperse the farmers. Around 200 farmer unions – and an estimated one lakh farmers from neighbouring Haryana, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh – began marching on the national capital Tuesday morning, in a worrying replay of the 2020/21 protests, in …