New farm laws have not come overnight, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the new agricultural laws brought by his government have not come overnight, but were long overdue and insisted that the existing regime of support price for farm produce will continue. Political parties, agriculture experts and progressive farmers demanded such agri reforms for long, he said and attacked the […]

Farmer unions reject government proposals on changes in farm laws, to intensify agitation

Farmer unions on Wednesday rejected the government’s proposals on changes in three farm laws and said they will intensify their protest for the repeal of these laws. “We reject the government’s proposals,” said Darshan Pal, President of Krantikari Kisan Union at a joint press conference of farmer unions at Singhu border between Delhi and Haryana. […]

CPI-M, other organisations stage protest in Agartala against Farm Bills

With protests taking place in different parts of the country against the farm bills, the CPI-M and its affiliated groups took out a protest rally in Tripura’s Agartala against the bills recently passed in the parliament. The CPI-M along with other organizations – DYFI, SFI, Sara Bharat Kisan Morcha and the All India Democratic Women’s […]

Assure farmers that MSP system will continue: PM Narendra Modi

I want to assure every farmer that the system of providing minimum support price (MSP) will continue as earlier, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday. The Prime Minister said this after inaugurating nine infrastructure development projects for Bihar, apart from the launch of “Ghar Tak Fibre” project which aims to provide internet connectivity to […]