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GUWAHATI: The government is ready to talk with the agitating farmers. Let the discussion on the farm laws be clause by clause, said Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar.
Addressing the media after inaugurating the Media Centre of the State
BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) at Khanapara here on Thursday, the Union Minister added, Prime Minister Narendra Modiji has repeatedly said that the government is ready to talk with the farmers on the farm laws. If there is any anti-farmer clause in any of these three Acts, the government is ready to discuss the point(s) in depth with the farmers. I am also in constant touch with the farmers unions in this regard.
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»Ahead of Assam Polls, Ruling BJP Launches Series Of Cash Benefit Schemes Worth Rs 6,000 Crore
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Ahead of Assam Polls, Ruling BJP Launches Series Of Cash Benefit Schemes Worth Rs 6,000 Crore
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A dozen new cash benefit schemes with an estimated budget of more than Rs 6,000 crore are rolled out by the state government targeting 90 lakh beneficiaries.
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In poll-bound Assam, the ruling BJP has implemented various direct and indirect cash benefit schemes targeting different sections of the people in the last couple of months. As announced in the last State budget, the Sarbananda Sonowal-led government is seemingly in a hurry to implement all the flagship reward schemes in no time.
Republic Day celebrated across India amid COVID-19 pandemic, farmers protests
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Last Updated: Jan 26, 2021, 10:17 PM IST
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On the occasion, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh reiterated his appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for accepting the farmers demands, saying the new farm laws are completely wrong .
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The ruling CPI(M) in Kerala also organised farmers parades at several places in the state.
New Delhi: The 72nd Republic Day was celebrated across states and Union Territories on Tuesday under the shadow of COVID-19 and farmers protests against new agri laws. In most states, celebrations were restricted to unfurling of the national flag and chief ministers and governors addressing the people, while in the national capital, protesters broke through barriers, clashed with police and hoisted a religious flag from the rampart of Red Fort.