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Farmers waiting to hear from govt, demands must be fulfilled: SKM

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha said that the stand-off between farmers and the government continues

Best of BS Opinion: Indigenisation costs in defence, reforming MSP and more

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Friday

Subsidies to farmers go up in smoke as stubble burning continues

As many as 71,024 farm fires were recorded till November 22 compared to 76,501 during the same period last year

Heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu lead to major losses for state cotton farmers

Heavy and incessant rains and water-logging have led to huge losses for cotton farmers of Tamil Nadu, especially those in Tiruchi district, which is considered the hub of the crop in the state.

Rakesh Tikait denies farmers want to return home after laws repealed

Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Wednesday said that the farmers will continue their agitation and will not return home until all their demands are met.

Railways has incurred losses to tune of Rs 36.87 cr due to protests: Govt

Railways has incurred losses to the tune of Rs 36.87 crore due to the agitations by farmers and other organisations during this year, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed Parliament on Wednesday

Farm Laws Repeal Act 2021 gets President Ram Nath Kovind's assent

President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday gave his assent to the Farm Laws Repeal Act 2021 that was passed by both houses of Parliament by voice vote on Monday.

Govt should give Rs 5 cr compensation to kin of farmers 'martyred': Tewari

Congress leader Manish Tewari on Wednesday demanded that the government should provide Rs 5 crore compensation to the families of the farmers who died during the farm laws agitation

Govt seeks five names of farmer leaders for committee on MSP

The move comes a day after both the Houses of Parliament passed a Bill to repeal the three contentious farm laws against which farmers have been protesting for a year

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Govt should find ways to extend income support

No data on farmers who died, so no compensation, says govt in Parliament

Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar said this in reply to questions on 'Agitation of Farm Laws' raised by a bunch of MPs in the Lok Sabha.

Number of farmers' suicide dropped to 5,579 in 2020: Narendra Singh Tomar

The number of farmers who committed suicide dropped to 5,579 in 2020 as compared to 5,957 in the previous year, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar informed Parliament on Tuesday

Kangana Ranaut files FIR, alleges threats over posts on farmers' protests

Actor Kangana Ranaut on Tuesday said that she has filed an FIR after allegedly receiving threats over her posts on farmers protests. Ranaut, who has been constantly critical and sometimes incendiary against the farmers' movement, posted a lengthy statement in Hindi on Instagram. The actor alleged that she has been "constantly receiving" threats from "disruptive forces" over her recent posts. "I am getting constant threats from disruptive forces on this very post of mine. One man from Bathinda openly threatened to kill me. I am not afraid of these type of threats. "I will continue to speak against those who conspire against the country and terrorist forces, be it Naxalites killing innocent jawans, tukde tukde gangs or terrorists sitting abroad dreaming of forming Khalistan," Ranaut said. Along with the post, the actor shared a photo of her and mother from their recent trip to Amritsar's Golden Temple. "Democracy is the biggest strength of our country. The government may be of any

Rural India unimpressed by farm law repeal

Farmers' perception regarding their future well-being is obviously linked to the outcome of their agitation

Bring law to guarantee MSP to farmers: Congress leader Raghu Sharma to govt

Congress in-charge for Gujarat Raghu Sharma on Monday demanded that the government bring a law to guarantee farmers a minimum support price (MSP) for their produce

Parliament passes bill to repeal three farm laws without debate

The bill now awaits the assent of President Ram Nath Kovind for the formal withdrawal of the three contentious laws against which farmers have been protesting for the past year

Kejriwal hails passage of bill to repeal farm laws, congratulates farmers

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday hailed the passage of a bill by Parliament to repeal three contentious farm laws and congratulated all the farmers on this. Parliament passed The Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021 to repeal the three laws against which farmers have been protesting for over a year. "Wow! What a day in the history of Indian democracy and Indian Parliament. All three black farm laws repealed. Congratulations to all farmers and all Indians," Kejriwal, who is also the national convenor of the AAP, tweeted. Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha passed the bill amid protest by the opposition who were demanding a discussion on the draft legislation and farmers' issues. In Lok Sabha, the bill was passed within minutes of its introduction in the House.

Repeal of farm laws must follow dropping of cases against farmers: Hooda

Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Monday demanded the dropping of all cases lodged against farmers during the over year-long agitation against the legislations

Repealing of farm laws without discussion shows govt 'terrified': Rahul

Gandhi on Monday said that the repealing of the three farm laws without debate shows that the government is "terrified" of having a discussion and knows that it has done something wrong

LS adjourned for the day amid continuous protests by Opposition

Proceedings of the Lok Sabha were adjourned for the day on Monday amid continuous protest by Opposition members over issues pertaining to farmers. After the initial two adjournments, the House met again at 2 pm, but adjourned for the day as Opposition members continued with their protests, raising slogans and holding placards, demanding justice for farmers. Rajendra Agrawal, who was chairing the proceedings, requested members to allow the House to function but later adjourned it till Tuesday morning. Earlier, a bill to repeal the three contentious agricultural laws, against which farmers have been protesting for over a year, was passed within minutes of its introduction by Lok Sabha, without a discussion. Soon after the House reassembled at noon after a brief adjournment on the first day of the Winter Session, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar introduced the Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021. The opposition came to the Well of the House demanding a debate on the bill and .