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Meeting Between Protesting Farmers, Central Team Held Cordially In Chandigarh

Meeting Between Protesting Farmers, Central Team Held Cordially In Chandigarh

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Chandigarh: A meeting between a Central team led by Union Minister Pralhad Joshi and farmers’ representatives to discuss their various demands, including a legal guarantee for MSP on crops, was held in Chandigarh cordially on Friday and the next round of talks has been slated for February 22. The over two-and-a-half-hour meeting with the 28-member delegation from the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha was held after a year-long protest by farmers. It was also attended by Punjab Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian, the state’s Minister for Food and Civil Supplies Lal Chand Kataruchak and other state government representatives. The two outfits have been spearheading the ongoing farmers’ protest at Shambhu and Khanauri on the Punjab-Haryana border for the past one year. Following the meeting at the Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration here, the Union minister of consumer affairs, food and public distribution said the talks were held in a cordial atmosphere and another round of talks will be held on February 22. Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will …

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 …

Policeman Injured, Tear Gas Shells Fired As Cops, Farmers Clash In Haryana

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Chandigarh: A police officer was injured Friday in a pitched battle between protesting farmers and cops in Khedi Chwpata in Haryana’s Hisar. Visuals showed a chaotic and volatile situation; police – escorted by riot personnel in full gear – can be seen taking people into custody while angry farmers surrounded them threateningly, shouting and jeering. The violence – in which tear gas shells were fired and police resorted to a lathi charge, while protesters threw stones – broke after the farmers were stopped from marching to Khanauri on the Punjab border to join thousands of their colleagues who have gathered there, and at the Shambhu border crossing, ahead of a ‘Delhi Chalo’ march to demand a legal guarantee for MSP, or minimum support price, and waiver of farm loans, pensions, and ollback of increased electricity rates, among other things. Earlier today a 62-year-old farmer died in Khanauri after suffering a cardiac arrest. Darshan Singh was from Punjab’s Bathinda district, and was the second person from Bathinda to have died in these protests; on Wednesday Subhkaran …

Farmers Protest: Farmers To March On Delhi Again, After Snubbing Centre’s Offer: 10 Points

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Delhi Farmers Protest: Farmers have been protesting the MSP issue since the 2020/21 agitation (File). New Delhi: Farmers demanding legal backing for MSP, or minimum support price, and calling for it to include all 23 listed cash crops, resume their march on Delhi today, after rejecting the offer of a five-year contract to buy only pulses, maize, and cotton. Here are the Top 10 points in this big story: On Monday evening farmer leaders snubbed the government’s offer to buy maize, cotton, and three types of pulses – toor, urad, and masoor – at the old MSP. They said it did not make sense as it applied to only a few crops, and ignored those growing the other 18. The farmers said the price – based on the A2+FL+50 per cent formula (MSP at 1.5 times direct costs, such as seeds and fertilisers, and unpaid family labour), and not the Swaminathan Commission’s C2+50 per cent formula (which includes rent for farm land, or the rental value of owned land) – would be “subsistence” payments and not …

Centre’s New 5-Year MSP Proposal. What It Means

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Delhi Farmers Protest: Farmers have been protesting the MSP issue since the 2020/21 agitation (File). New Delhi: The deadlock between the government and protesting farmers rolled into a second week Monday, with no definite breakthrough after four rounds of talks but signs of an accord on the horizon. At a meeting late Sunday the government – facing a second round of farmers’ protests, this time just weeks before a general election – relented on the subject of MSP, or minimum support price, proposing a five-year contract to buy pulses, maize, and cotton. The farmers – for whom MSP is a red-flag issue – asked, and were given, 48 hours to confer, and have put ‘Delhi Chalo 2.0’ on hold. A legal assurance for MSP is seen as No.1 on the farmers’ wish list. The two sides met in Chandigarh, with the government represented by three union ministers, including Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal. The first signs, though, are not encouraging, with farmer leaders telling NDTV the government must offer guarantees on all 23 crops, and not …

Farmers To Resume March After Night Halt, Prohibitory Orders In Delhi

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Farmers Protest Live Updates: To ensure law and order, Delhi police enforced Section 144. New Delhi: The farmers protesting over a list of demands will soon resume their march towards Delhi after a night halt . Authorities have intensified security arrangements to stop farmers’ march as the Singhu and Tikri borders were shut while the Red Fort complex was closed temporarily. The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha are spearheading the ‘Delhi Chalo’ agitation to put pressure on the Centre for their demands, including a law on minimum support price for crops and loan waivers. To ensure law and order, Delhi police enforced Section 144, restricting the entry of tractor trolleys and large assemblies. Here are the LIVE updates from the Farmers’ Protest: Get NDTV UpdatesTurn on notifications to receive alerts as this story develops. Farmers Protest Live Updates: Delhi remains under tight security as farmer determined to march With protesting farmers seeking to march to the national capital, security remained tight on Wednesday with personnel deployed in huge numbers and barricades …

Farmers Protest, Farmer Leader Rakesh Tikait’s “If Government Creates Problem” Warning

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New Delhi: Rakesh Tikait – a key figure in the 2020/21 protests against the government’s “black farm laws” – has backed the second ‘Delhi Chalo’ agitation, which began Tuesday with tear gas being fired at Shambhu on the Punjab-Haryana border, triggering clashes between farmers and police forces. Mr Tikait issued an ominous warning to the ruling BJP – scrambling to contain protests that have erupted weeks before a general election – “if government creates a problem for these farmers…” “There are several farmer unions and they have different issues… If the government creates a problem for farmers marching to Delhi, we are not far from them. We are in support of them…” #WATCH | On farmers’ ‘Delhi chalo’ protest, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait says, “MSP guarantee law and Swaminathan Committee report, Electricity amendment bill and debt waiver are the issues of the farmers across the country. There are several farmer unions and they have different… pic.twitter.com/UCcVGDsRPo — ANI (@ANI) February 13, 2024 Mr Tikait is head of the Bharatiya Kisan Union, an Uttar Pradesh-based organisation …