Activists of the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) shout slogans against the central government and Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut following the passing of agriculture b...
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Congress party activists shout slogans during a protest over the passage of recent farm bills, in Amritsar.
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West Bengal Pradesh Kisan Congress committee activists participate in a protest rally against the farm bill, in Kolkata.
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Jharkhand Congress President and State Finance Minister Rameshwar Oraon along with other legislators during a protest against passage of farm bills in the Parliament, outside Jhark...
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Members of various farmers' organizations stage a protest against the central government over agriculture related ordinances, in Patiala.
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Derek O'Brien of TMC and other opposition parties members stage a protest over suspension of eight Rajya Sabha members, farmers' problems and other issues, during ongoing Monsoon ...
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Congress workers being detained during a protest against farm bills, in New Delhi.
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Police stand guard as Congress workers protest against farm bills, in New Delhi.
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Congress workers protest over farm bills, in New Delhi.
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Jaya Bachchan of Samajwadi Party and members of other opposition parties stage a protest over farmers' problems and other issues, during ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament, in N...
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Opposotion members HD Devegowda of JD(S), Derek O'Brien of TMC, Ram Gopal Yadav of Samajwaji Party, Sushil Gupta of AAP and others stage a protest over farmers' problems and other ...
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Police stand guard as Congress workers protest against farm bills, in New Delhi.
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Farmers on tractors during 'Kisan Aakrosh Rally' from Chandigarh organized by Punjab Youth Congress over agriculture related ordinances, in New Delhi.
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Members of various farmers' organizations stage a protest over agriculture related ordinances, in Hisar district.
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Members of various farmers' organizations burn an effigy during a protest over agriculture related ordinances, in Amritsar.
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Members of various farmers' organizations stage a protest over agriculture related ordinances, in Sonepat.
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TMC MP Derek O'Brien (C), Congress MP Ghulam Nabi Azad (3rd R), DMK MP Tiruchi Siva (2nd R) along with others stage a protest after the passing of two farm bills in the house today...
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Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar celebrates with farmers after the passing of two farm bills in Rajya Sabha today during the ongoing Monsoon Session, at Vijay Chowk in New Delhi...
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Farmers hold a banner as they celebrate after the passing of two farm bills in Rajya Sabha today during the ongoing Monsoon Session, at Vijay Chowk in New Delhi. The two bills were...
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Members of various farmers' organizations stage a protest against the central government over agriculture related ordinances, in Patiala.
The summary of their responses revealed that the need of the hour is not cutting-edge technological implementation but the formation of more robust mechanism for remunerative price of their produce.
We need our food systems in top order in the corona-hit economy. And this brings the focus on our farming community and the processes of production and post-production.
PM Modi said the government in the last six years has been investing in boosting infrastructure facilities at Agriculture Produce Marketing Committees.
With the farm bills, The BJP is not so much conducting an experiment as it is following a predictable agenda of right-wing accumulation by dislocation and obfuscation.
The farmer organisations’ representatives also announced to continue their 'rail roko' agitation against the three agri laws despite an appeal by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh.
Before Rahul Gandhi arrived at the Punjab-Haryana border, senior Haryana police officials told reporters that they would not allow more than 100 people to gather at one place.
Why is Punjab seething at the farm bill? The state earns Rs 4,000 crore on trading fees at the mandis, and some 40,000 commission agents make Rs 1,600 crore. That’s at stake.
The new contract farming law doesn’t adequately protect farmers, and the new Essential Commodities Act is a windfall for speculators—but the fear on APMCs and MSP is very misplaced
Would the new farm legislation harm farmer interest, end the MSP-based procurement regime and benefit corporates? Or, would these give farmers freedom to trade across states, double their income, bring prosperity? The jury is out.
A new proverb for the GOP: the more things remain the same, the more they remain the same. The ‘reformers’—Ghulam Nabi, Sibal, Manish Tewari, Tharoor, Anand Sharma—take a backseat.