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Public not ready to believe in PM Modi: Rahul Gandhi on farm laws

After farmers decided to continue their stir till the farm laws are repealed legally, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that public is not ready to believe the Prime Minister

Farm Laws: BKU hometown Muzaffarnagar shifts focus to minimum support price

With the promise of repeal of contentious farm bills secured, farmers in the UP's Muzaffarnagar have now trained their sights on a law for the Minimum Support Price (MSP).

No end to stir till laws repealed, tractor march on Nov 29 as planned: SKM

Also want law on MSP, withdrawal of police cases filed against protesters

Cabinet likely to take up withdrawal of farm laws for approval on Nov 24

Union Cabinet is likely to take up the withdrawal of the three Farm Laws for approval on November 24, the government sources said on Sunday.The Bills for withdrawal of the laws shall then be introduced in the forthcoming winter session of Parliament which is scheduled to commence from November 29.Prime Minister Narendra Modi, earlier on Friday, announced that the Centre will repeal the three farm laws and bring necessary bills in the winter session of Parliament beginning later this month.The Prime Minister had also announced that the government will constitute a committee to work on a new framework for Minimum Support Price (MSP).Farmers have been protesting against the government's three farm laws since the Centre had passed the laws in 2020.The three farm laws are-- The Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act provides for setting up a mechanism allowing the farmers to sell their farm produces outside the Agriculture Produce Market Committees (APMCs). ...

SKM to hold meeting on Nov 27 to decide future course of action

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha will hold another meeting on November 27 to decide future course of action while the planned march to Parliament by farmers on November 29 will go ahead as per schedule

Farm laws: Samyukt Kisan Morcha meeting at Singhu border concludes

Samyukt Kisan Morcha meeting, which was going on at Singhu border, concluded on Sunday.

Samyukta Kisan Morcha holds core committee meeting in Delhi

The meeting comes a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the repealing of the three Central farm laws on Friday

Farmers' protests to continue till Parliament action: BKU leader Tikait

Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Friday said that the farmers' ongoing agitation will continue

Congress to observe 'Kisan Vijay Diwas', hold victory rallies tomorrow

The Congress has decided to observe 'Kisan Vijay Diwas' on November 20 and will organise victory rallies across the country on behalf of farmers

Repealing farm laws highlight Modi's supreme character: Haryana CM Khattar

Khattar said repealing the laws has once again highlighted the supreme character of the Prime Minister

Repeal farm laws in Parliament, guarantee MSP: Tikait on PM Modi's promise

BKU leader Rakesh Tikait said the ongoing anti-farm laws protest will be withdrawn only after the three contentious legislations are repealed in Parliament and legal guarantee on MSP for crops made

Farmers hail repeal of 3 farm laws, to continue protest over other demands

Celebrations broke out at the Singhu border protest site soon after PM Modi announced repealing the farm laws

Farm laws repeal: Victory of all farmers, says Asaduddin Owaisi

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said that the central government's decision to repeal three farm laws is a victory of all farmers, however, he added, that it is a late decision

Pleas against farm laws in SC to become infructuous after govt repeals them

A batch of petitions challenging the constitutionality of farm laws in the Supreme Court would become infructuous after the Centre either passes a law or brings an ordinance to repeal these statutes

Repeal of farm laws: Opposition parties hail victory of farmers

Opposition parties congratulated the farmers on the Centre's announcement to repeal the three farm laws while taking a swipe at the government

Yogi Adityanath welcomes farm law repeal, said failed to convince farmers

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday welcomed the repeal of the three farm laws and expressed regret farmers could not be convinced despite government's best efforts. "The government tried to have a dialogue with farmers at every level. But maybe because of some deficiency on our part, we failed to explain our point to the people," Adityanath said. "I sincerely welcome the withdrawal of three agricultural laws by the Prime Minister on behalf of the Uttar Pradesh government," he said. The CM called the withdrawal of the bills a historic gesture and congratulated the Prime Minister for making the decision. "Today, on Gurupurb, the Prime Minister has done the historic work by using this language of dialogue in a democracy and withdrawing the three agricultural laws," he said. He said though the bills got support from a large section of farmers, a minority that could not be convinced managed to stall it. "Although from the very beginning there was a large community

In fear of elections, PM will admit blunders from CAA to GST: Chidambaram

Former Union Minister P Chidambaram targeted the Prime Minister after he announced the withdrawal of farm laws and said that 'in fear of losing elections he will now admit all his blunders'

Doctor, teacher, ex-army man: Those who led the farmers' movement

These are among the people who guided and shaped the nationwide movement against against the three new agri laws which the government agreed to repeal on Friday after more than a year of protests

PM should apologise to farmers for pain caused due to farm laws: Congress

The Congress on Friday said the BJP's "fear of defeat" in the upcoming state assembly polls has forced Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take back his decision on three farm laws. The party also demanded that the prime minister apologise to the farmers for the "pain" inflicted on them. Congress general secretary and chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala also posed a set of five questions to the government, asking what is the roadmap and way forward for giving MSP to farmers, doubling farmers' income and of freeing them from debt. He said the "anti-farmer" BJP's powers and those of its capitalist friends have finally lost and today is the day of the defeat of Modi's "arrogance". "The BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's arrogance had to bow before the farmers but the country will not forget your sin. People have now understood that the victory of Indians and India lies ahead of BJP's defeat," he told reporters at a press conference after the prime minister announced the repeal of thr

Repeal of farm laws victory of farmers' peaceful struggle: Punjab CM

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Friday said that the Centre's decision to repeal the three "black" farm laws is a victory of the farmers' "longest peaceful struggle"."Decision to repeal 3 black farm laws is a victory of longest peaceful people's struggle that was started by farmers in Punjab. My salute to the Annadata," Channi said in a tweet.Earlier today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the government has decided to repeal the three farm laws.In the address to the nation today morning, PM Modi said, "We have decided to repeal all three farm laws, will begin the procedure at the Parliament session that begins this month. I urge farmers to return home to their families and let's start afresh."Farmers have been protesting against the Centre's three farm laws since they were passed in 2020.The three farm laws are -- The Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act provides for setting up a mechanism allowing the farmers to sell their ..