Ghaziabad/Greater Noida: After saying earlier this week farmers would protest till 2024 if needed, Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Frida.
New Farm Laws Will Destroy Livelihood Of Odisha Farmers
More than 90 per cent of farmers in Odisha belong to the small and marginal categories who will prefer their produces to be sold at their doorsteps. outlookindia.com 2021-03-17T08:01:28+05:30
Rabindra Senapati, a farmer from Puri district of Odisha has little more than three acres of land. He does not know about the three new farm laws in place, but his basics are clear. “If the new laws provide us with the option of selling our crops in a distant place at a better price, it bears no meaning for us. We are small farmers. We cannot take our small produce to distant cities to sell to a private player who may offer a better price than the minimum support price (MSP) that the government pays us. How shall we arrange vehicles to transport? Uncertainties are involved in such an arrangement. Once we park our paddy at their places, we are at their mercy. We do not know what type of bargain they would make with us. Shall
Mar 03, 2021, 11:47 AM IST
New Delhi: Farmer’s bill also known as The Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 has recently sparked a lot of debate both in India and around the globe. Opposing the bill, the government saw a huge backlash from the North Indian farmers. It is being seen as one of the biggest protests of the 21st century.
While the farmers were initially protesting for an amendment, now they are asking the government to repeal the law and they won t settle for anything less.This has caught the attention of some international celebrities like Trevor Noah, Rihanna, and Greta Thunberg.
Karnataka HC refuses to stay proceedings against Kangana Ranaut over her remarks on protesting farmers ANI | Updated: Mar 02, 2021 15:04 IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 2 (ANI): The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday refused to stay the proceedings initiated against actress Kangana Ranaut by a Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) at Tumkur, which had on October 9, 2020, directed the jurisdictional Police Station (Kyathasandra) to register FIR against her for her tweet on farmers opposing the agri laws.
Ranaut had moved the Karnataka High Court seeking to quash an First Information Report registered against her. Justice H P Sandesh granted one week time to the petitioner to comply with office objection and posted the matter for further hearing on March 18.