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
Updated Feb 10, 2021 | 14:42 IST
The government on Wednesday informed Rajya Sabha that the protesting farmers who are agitating against newly enacted three agri laws were not summoned by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Protesting farmers at UP-Delhi border
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday informed Rajya Sabha that the protesting farmers who are agitating against newly enacted three agri laws were not summoned by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Submitting a written reply in the Lower House on whether the NIA summoned the agitating farmers at Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders, Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said, No Sir .
Like Russia, common people in India will soon take to the streets: Shiv Sena on Delhi chaos, farm la
Like Russia, common people in India will soon take to the streets: Shiv Sena on Delhi chaos, farm laws
In its latest editorial, the Shiv Sena mouthpiece, Saamana, said that the central government does not understand the anger among the citizens of the country.
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Shiv Sena has slammed the Narendra Modi government over the violence in Delhi on Republic Day. (Photo for representation: Reuters)
The Shiv Sena mouthpiece, Saamana, asked in its editorial on Wednesday if it would have been a big deal had the government taken a step back on the controversial farm laws.
Farmers during their protest against Centre s farm laws. (File photo: PTI)
Farmers, protesting at Delhi borders over the Centre s farm laws, are all geared up to carry out a tractor march on Republic Day on Tuesday. The farmers union reached an
agreement with the Delhi Police on Sunday to carry out the tractor march peacefully. Three routes, originating from Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur border points, have been finalized for the march, a farmer leader said.
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Delhi Police said that the first route will begin from Singhu border and will move from Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar to Bawana. Similarly, 62-km long second route will pass through Nangloi-Najafgarh and Jharoda after starting from Tikri border. The third route will lead to Apsara border and Hapur after starting from Ghazipur. All of these processions will converge at Kundli Manesar Palwal Expressway (KMP).
Updated Jan 21, 2021 | 08:31 IST
Farmers protest: The government has offered to put on hold three farm laws for 1-1.5 years to end the deadlock between Kisans and the Centre. Farmers protesting at Delhi border
New Delhi: Representatives of over 30 farmer unions will be meeting on Thursday to discuss central government’s proposal to defer the implementation of the farm laws for a year-and-a-half and set up a joint committee comprising of members from the government and Kisans to find an amicable solution in the interest of the farming community.
Thirty two farmer unions will be meeting at Singhu border, where thousands of Kisans are protesting against the three agri laws which were passed by the NDA government during the Monsoon Session of Parliament in 2019.