Page 3 - Farmers Protests

Retreat on farm laws puts BJP's golden chance for economy in jeopardy

This sort of a retreat should not happen beyond this point because the economy is back to where it was in 2003.

Locals, traders near Singhu border hope for revival of business

Locals and traders living around Singhu border heaved a sigh of relief after the government's announcement to repeal the farm laws, hoping for revival of their businesses

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

Farm protests made 'toolkit', 'andolanjeevi' enter political lexicon

The protests against farm laws saw a fair share of controversies as well with climate activist Greta Thunberg and pop sensation Rihanna making their way to India's prime time debates

MSP bigger issue for farmers: Navjot Sidhu on repeal of farm laws

Sidhu on Friday said the minimum support price is the bigger issue than farm laws as it is the lifeline 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BKU leader Rakesh Tikait said the ongoing anti-farm laws protest will be withdrawn only after the three contentious legislations are repealed in Parliament and legal guarantee on MSP for crops made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 ..

Is nation not understanding that polls are approaching: Priyanka Gandhi

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday claimed that the Central government took the decision to repeal the three farms laws due to approaching assembly elections and questioned the Centre for being silent when farmers were called as Aandolanjeevi', goons, terrorists and traitors.Addressing a media in Lucknow, the Congress general secretary said that the government can see in the surveys that the situation is not right so that they have come to apologise before polls."Why is he doing this? Is the nation not understanding that polls are approaching & they might've felt that situation isn't right. They can see in surveys that the situation is not right. So, they have come to apologise before polls," said Priyanka.She further slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for being silent when the BJP leaders called farmers 'Aandolanjeevi', goons, terrorists and traitors."What did the leaders of the government not call the farmers? 'Aandolanjeevi', goons, terrorists, ...

HM Amit Shah welcomes PM Modi's decision to repeal three farm laws

Amit Shah welcomed PM Modi's 'statesman-like' decision to repeal the three farm laws, and said it reflects that there is no other thought except the welfare of each and every Indian for the PM

Farms laws repealed in view of upcoming Assembly polls: Sitaram Yechury

After PM Modi's announcement repealing three farm laws, Yechury on Friday said that the decision has been taken in view of the upcoming Assembly polls in five states early next year.

Salute to the farmers who fought with undying spirit: Kerala CM

Pinarayi Vijayan hailed the fighting spirit of the farmers who fought for the repealing of farm laws, saying that their victory was one of the brightest chapters in the history of class struggles