Farmers Issues

The wheat ban imposed by the Centre has crashed prices in mandis', hurting farmers while exporters continue to reap the benefits by continuing with shipments of grain, Yogendra Yadav said

The Telangana government would purchase paddy that turned wet due to recent rains and the farmers need not worry about it, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao said on Wednesday.

Senior Congress leader and former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Saturday met farmer leaders, including Bharatiya Kisan Union's Rakesh Tikait for consultation over farmers' issues

He said his government will ensure that there is no impediment in the sector's development and has already undertaken several reforms and policy measures to facilitate its rise

Ashish Mishra was arrested on October 9 last year by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) that was probing the incident

Financing remains a big constraint

The bigger issue of minimum support price (MSP) for crops is pending, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait said in Muzaffarnagar

The protests were called off after the Centre gave a letter to the farmer bodies agreeing to meet their demands.

Ladders, tarpaulin, poles and ropes lay scattered at the once-buzzing protest site, while blankets, pillows, mattresses and chairs were neatly stacked on the roadside

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) has agreed to the draft proposal prepared by the Central government, and is expected make a "major announcement" on Thursday.

PM Modi was addressing a public meeting after inaugurating the Rs 8,600-crore Gorakhpur fertiliser factory

Farmers have been protesting against the farm laws on various borders of Delhi since Nov 26, 2020

There are 10 economic Bills that are slated for the upcoming session

Tikait accused the Modi-led central government of running away from a debate over the issue.

BKU leader Rakesh Tikait on Wednesday urged the protesting farmers to gherao the collectorate and the Ghaziabad Development Authority's office to demand enhanced compensation for their land.

The panel, after studying the three farm laws and consultation with stakeholders, had submitted its report to the apex court on March 19

Tikait said the Union government was conspiring to divide the farmers on communal and community lines to weaken their unity

Though elated after PM's announcement, farmers say agitation for MSP law to continue

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the constitutional process required to do so will be completed in the Winter session

Over 20 states already have rules similar to the farm laws