Farmers shouting slogans against the new farm laws at Ghazipur border in New Delhi on Tuesday.
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday alleged that the three central agri laws would help some businessmen who are close to the ruling BJP government. On the other hand, her Haryana counterpart Manohar Lal Khattar said some leaders were using the farmers to grind their own axe. Meanwhile, the Centre has said the minimum support price (MSP) is completely compliant with the rules of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Here are the key developments of the day:
1. Mamata Banerjee alleged that the centre’s farm laws are meant to help a few businessmen who are its friends. These businessmen are BJP capitalists and once the three farm laws are introduced, they will try to forcibly purchase crops from the farmers, she said at a programme in Burdwan. The TMC supremo asked farmers not to be scared and assured them that she will not allow anyone to torture them. BJP
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court-appointed committee on farm laws issue on Tuesday said it held consultations with agro-processing industries including ITC and Amul on the legislations.
This is the sixth meeting the panel has held so far. The three-member committee is holding consultations with stakeholders both through the online mode and in person.
In a statement, the committee said it held interactions with various agro-processing industries, associations and procurement agencies on Tuesday.
Amid the agitation by farmers who are camping on Delhi s borders since November end, the Supreme Court had on January 12 stayed the implementation of the three contentious farm laws for two months and asked the committee to submit a report after consulting the stakeholders during this period.
SC appointed panel on farms laws holds discussions with industry
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New Delhi, Feb 9 : The expert committee, appointed by the Supreme Court to facilitate discussions on the three farm laws, on Tuesday held meetings with 18 stakeholders, including representatives from various industries.
Committee member, Dr Pramod Joshi told IANS that in the meeting, which was also attended by other panel members, Ashok Gulati and Anil Ghanwat, representatives from the private sector also gave their suggestions. This was the seventh meeting of the committee.
In a statement after the talks, the committee said that they held discussions, via video conferencing, with members of various agro-processing industries, agro-processing cooperatives and purchase agencies on Tuesday.
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His last stint as CFO of Tech Mahindra was between 2013 and 2018 before he retired to become a Senior Advisor.He’s been here before and he’s set to make a comeback the qualified chartered accountant, Milind Kulkarni, will be returning as Tech Mahindra’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in the next financial year.
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Maharashtra has seen deaths of chicken and other birds, samples of which have been sent to Bhopal-based NIHSAD for screening. Poultry products prices fall in Pune as bird flu fright keeps people away. | Photo Credit: IANS
Pune: Prices of eggs and chicken have dropped by big margins, pertaining to bird flu cases. The poultry industry expects this to be a temporary situation which will stop in a week.
The state has seen deaths of chicken and other birds, samples of which have been sent to the Bhopal-based National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases for screening. In the last one week, wholesale prices of chicken in the city have fallen from Rs 82.48/kg to Rs 58.23/kg yesterday.