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Farm laws axe middlemen, allow farmers to sell to pvt firms: Jitendra Singh

Terming the new farm laws historic, Union minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday said that farmers have been liberated from the shackles of middlemen and can now sell their produce to private traders as well. Interacting with sarpanches, Block Development Council (BDC) chairmen and local activists of the peripheral hill districts of Doda, Reasi, Ramban and Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir on the new agricultural laws, he said that the Minimum Support Price (MSP) and APMC (Agricultural Produce & Livestock Market Committee) will continue and will never be removed at any cost. Hailing the move to eliminate middlemen through the new laws, the minister said that it was this class which was eating the income of the farmers and coming in the way of their progress, according to an official statement. Singh, the minister of state for personnel, said that after 70 years of independence, the farmers were liberated from the shackles of middlemen and now the farmers can choose where to sell and ...

Haryana farmers protest for 3rd day, alleges delay in paddy procurement

Agitating farmers raised slogans against the state government in Kurukshetra, Pipli, Pehowa and Ladwa

Over 16,400 tonnes paddy procured at MSP from Punjab, Haryana: Govt

Centre on Tuesday said 16,420 tonnes of paddy worth Rs 31 crore has been procured at MSP in the last 72 hours from farmers in Punjab and Haryana, while procurement has just commenced in other states

Farmers supportive of Centre's new agri laws, says Maharashtra BJP MP

BJP Rajya Sabha MP from Maharashtra Bhagwat Karad said agitations against the new farm laws brought in by the Centre were political in nature with the aim of creating confusion among farmers

Farm laws have to be opposed for country's future, says Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi on Monday said the new farm laws will have to be opposed not just for farmers but for the future of the country, as he alleged that they were like a "stab in the farmers' hearts"

Repeal Acts which farmers are opposed to, says Karnataka Opposition

The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee on Monday submitted two separate memorandums to Governor Vajubhai Vala, seeking the repealing of the controversial laws passed by the Parliament

Centre starts kharif procurement in big way to douse fury over farm bills

Will also procure 1.4 million tonnes of pulses and oilseeds, and start lifting cotton on October 1

Delhi BJP reaches out to farmers to dispel 'misconceptions' over farm Bills

Delhi BJP on Monday launched a campaign to reach out to farmers in the national capital and dispel misconceptions about the farm reform laws, as protests erupted in neighbouring states against them.

Congress trying to create confusion about Farm Acts: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday said the Congress was putting the interests of the farmers in jeopardy by trying to create confusion among the farmers about the Farm Acts

Farmers will become self-sufficient with new farm laws: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday said farmers of the country will now become self-sufficient with the new agriculture laws

'Gamechanger': 32 former bureaucrats hail contentious new farm Bills

As many as 32 ex-bureaucrats, including former finance, banking and defence secretaries, have backed the bills, terming their passage in the Parliament as a "watershed moment"

Farmers in Karnataka stage protests against amendments to Land Reforms Act

Pro-farmer organisations backed by a number of other social and political outfits staged protests across Karnataka over the amendments to the APMC and land reforms act

Tractor set on fire at India Gate during a protest against farm bills

According to fire officials, they received information regarding the incident at 7.42 am and two fire tenders were rushed to the spot

Akhilesh Yadav welcomes SAD's decision to quit NDA against farm bills

Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday welcomed Shiromani Akali Dal's (SAD) decision to quit the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) against the recently promulgated farm bills.

Farooq Abdullah calls up Sukhbir Badal, hails his stand against farm bills

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference stalwart Dr Farooq Abdullah on Sunday hailed the stand taken by the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on the issue of farmers

Farm Bills were passed as per procedure: Rajya Sabha deputy chairman

Harivansh reiterated his stand that the farm bills were passed on September 20 as per procedure and the division of votes demanded by the opposition could not be taken up as the House was not in order

Statsguru: A look at the good and bad of APMCs as new farm laws kick in

The new central laws bypass the existing Agriculture Produce Market Committees (APMCs) or mandis regulated by state laws

Railways mulls linking Kisan Trains to seasonal fruits, vegetables

The officials said they are still finalising details, but added that they have received feedback from zonal railways about the viability of running dedicated trains linking them with seasonal produce

Punjab farmers continue 'rail roko' agitation; Haryana Cong's over month-long stir from Sep 28

Farmers in Punjab continued their rail roko agitation at several places on Saturday as the Congress in Haryana announced over a month-long agitation against the Centre's farm-related Bills from September 28.

High Kharif output, MSP hikes to give farmers extra Rs 50k cr: CARE Ratings

Kharif crops account for nearly 9 per cent of the total gross value added and contribute nearly 60 per cent of value addition of the agriculture and allied activities sector