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Rahul taking out yatra in support of middlemen not farmers: Smriti Irani

BJP leader and Union minister Smriti Irani said Rahul Gandhi was taking out his yatras not for farmers but in support of "middlemen who looted the country"

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi says won't back down on farm laws issue

Give me free press and institutions which are free, this government will not last for long, Rahul Gandhi said

Chhattisgarh: Agri university develops soil-testing kit for farmers

The Raipur-based Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya has developed a portable soil testing kit, which will help farmers determine nutritional content of soil on their land, an official said

Only middlemen, not farmers, in Punjab against farm laws: Union Minister

It is only agents or middlemen in agricultural marketyards in Punjab who are agitating against the new farm laws as they tend to lose crores of rupees as commission, not farmers, G Kishan Reddy said

Rs 1,000 cr paid to 41,084 farmers for procurement of paddy on MSP: Centre

The central government on Sunday said that over Rs 1,000 crore has been paid to 41,084 farmers for procurement of paddy on Minimum Support Price

Rahul vows to scrap farm laws if elected, alleges govt of ruining farmers

"Their target is to end the MSP and food procurement system. They know the day that happens, farmers of Punjab and Haryana will be finished," he said

Being a farmer, I can say farm Acts are farmer-friendly: MP CM Chouhan

Farmers are guaranteed to be paid within a maximum period of three days, says CM Chouhan

Haryana farmers upset with sluggish procurement; anxious over paddy entry

Against total arrival of 45,000 tonne in mandis since September 26, government agencies and rice millers have procured only 11,895 tonne of paddy

Delhi BJP to hold tractor pujas rallies to counter Oppn attack on farm laws

The BJP had accused the Congress of trying to vitiate the atmosphere and defame farmers by torching the tractor

Rahul Gandhi to kick start 'Kheti Bachao Yatra' today from Punjab

A series of mass programmes have been planned which will begin from Punjab and will reach Delhi later

Javadekar tells Goan farmers not to fall prey to politics over farm Bills

Union Minister Prakash Javdekar on Saturday urged Goan farmers not to fall prey to the politics over the newly enacted agricultural laws, saying the Congress ha always deprived farmers of their rights

Previous govts lacked will for farm reforms due to poll-focused mindset: PM

Taking a swipe at the opposition's protest against farm laws, PM Modi said those parties also had the same idea but lacked the courage to implement these measures because they focussed on elections

RJD MP moves Supreme Court challenging validity of new farm laws

RJD MP Manoj Jha has moved the SC challenging the constitutional validity of the newly enacted three agriculture laws, saying they are "discriminatory and manifestly arbitrary"

ITC's e-Choupal boosts farmers' income by 50% with direct sourcing

The e-Choupal ecosystem has so far reached out to four million farmers

Mahindra's Farm Equipment Sector rolls out Krish-e centres in Maharashtra

M&M's Farm Equipment Sector (FES), a part of the USD 19.4 billion Mahindra Group, on Friday said it has rolled out Krish-e centres in Maharashtra under its new 'Farming as a Service' business.

Congress prepares draft model law to annul central govt farm laws

The Congress has prepared a draft model law that will be legislated by party-ruled states in order to annul the central farm laws. Sources said on Friday that the model law has been drafted and will soon be sent to Congress-ruled states to replicate it in their state assemblies. The move comes days after Congress chief Sonia Gandhi asked states under party's rule to enact legislations to bypass Centre's three farm-related laws that have triggered protests by farmers. The move also comes ahead of the tractor rallies to be taken out by the Congress in Punjab and Haryana from October 4, in which party leader Rahul Gandhi will participate. The rallies are part of Congress agitations against the farm legislations. The Congress is strongly opposing the three legislations and it has launched countrywide protests in each district and Vidhan Sabha on Gandhi Jayanti. The Congress president had advised the Congress-ruled states to pass laws in their respective states under Article 254(2) of

Farmer agitation on path shown by Mahatma will be successful: Sonia Gandhi

Sonia Gandhi expressed confidence that the agitation against three recently enacted "black laws" in the agriculture sector will become successful and the peasants will emerge victorious

Sukhbir Badal, Harsimrat detained in Chandigarh during Kisan March

Sukhbir Singh Badal, Harsimrat Kaur and several party workers were detained by police during Kisan March near Mullapur barrier here on Thursday. However, they were released later

MSP will rise continuously in future; no threat to farmers' land: Rajnath

Seeking to allay concerns of farmers amid continuing protests by some parties, Rajnath Singh assured farmers that the MSP will not only stay, but it will also be continuously increased in coming years

Can't give Rs 100 per quintal incentive to stop stubble burning: EPCA

Farmers say the incentive can help them cover the cost of fuel used in operating machinery for in-situ management of stubble