Farmers' Protest Highlights | Our duty to ensure farmers’ produce gets good market: PM Modi

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Farmers' Protest LIVE Updates | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)'s National Spokesperson Sudhindra Bhadoria has warned that the Centre should not to further delay addressing the demands of farmers, news agency ANI reported.

Farmers' Protest LIVE Updates | BJP supporters want to suppress farmers' opposition to agri laws: Ajit Singh

Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) president Ajit Singh on February 23 alleged that BJP supporters want to suppress the farmers' opposition to the new contentious agriculture reform laws by the use of force. The RLD chief said this during his visit to Soram village a day after a clash between supporters of his party and the BJP in the presence of Union Minister Sanjeev Balyan, which resulted in injuries to three to four people. (Input from PTI)

Farmers' Protest LIVE Updates | SKM writes to President seeking unconditional release of arrested farmers

The Samkyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) yesterday wrote to President Ram Nath Kovind demanding "unconditional" release of arrested farmers and withdrawal of "false" cases in connection with the stir against the agriculture reform laws. In its letter, the Morcha, an umbrella body of farmer unions agitating against the three central laws, also said that notices allegedly being sent by police and other investigating agencies to the protesting farmers should be stopped. (Input from PTI)

PM Narendra Modi at a public meeting in Puducherry: Across India, farmers are innovating. It is our duty to ensure their produce gets good market and good roads aid in that.

Farmers' Protest LIVE Updates | Plea in Supreme Court seeks setting up of panels on farmers' rights

A petition was been filed before the Supreme Court yesterday seeking to set up statutory commissions for framers at the national and the state levels to safeguard the fundamental and legal rights of tillers and the farm community in the country.

The petition sought a direction to the Centre and all the states to implement report of National Commission on Farmers (NCF) constituted under the chairmanship of Professor MS Swaminathan. The petition filed by advocate Shiv Kumar Tripathi claimed that farmers and farm community in India has been denied social, economic and political justice. (Input from PTI)

Farmers' Protest LIVE Updates | Delhi Police has sought more time to file a detailed and comprehensive reply on anticipatory bail plea of Shantanu Muluk in a Delhi court. Police has been directed not to take any coercive action against him. The hearing on his plea adjourned for March 9. (Input from news agency ANI)

Farmers' Protest LIVE Updates | 'Caged parrot' Rajnath Singh could resolve impasse if allowed to talk to farmers: Naresh Tikait

Bharatiya Kisan Union president Naresh Tikait yesterday called Defence Minister Rajnath Singh a “caged parrot” and said the farmers’ issues could be resolved if he is given the freedom to talk with them.

He accused the BJP-led central government of being “stubborn” over the three new reform laws, which farmer unions want repealed. The protesting farmers too are not ready to go back on their demands, he said.

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Farmers' Protest LIVE Updates | BJP supporters want to suppress farmers' opposition to agri laws: Ajit Singh

Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) president Ajit Singh on February 23 alleged that BJP supporters want to suppress the farmers' opposition to the new contentious agriculture reform laws by the use of force. The RLD chief said this during his visit to Soram village a day after a clash between supporters of his party and the BJP in the presence of Union Minister Sanjeev Balyan, which resulted in injuries to three to four people. (Input from PTI)

Farmers' Protest LIVE Updates | SKM writes to President seeking unconditional release of arrested farmers

The Samkyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) yesterday wrote to President Ram Nath Kovind demanding "unconditional" release of arrested farmers and withdrawal of "false" cases in connection with the stir against the agriculture reform laws. In its letter, the Morcha, an umbrella body of farmer unions agitating against the three central laws, also said that notices allegedly being sent by police and other investigating agencies to the protesting farmers should be stopped. (Input from PTI)

Farmers' Protest LIVE Updates | Plea in Supreme Court seeks setting up of panels on farmers' rights

A petition was been filed before the Supreme Court yesterday seeking to set up statutory commissions for framers at the national and the state levels to safeguard the fundamental and legal rights of tillers and the farm community in the country.

The petition sought a direction to the Centre and all the states to implement report of National Commission on Farmers (NCF) constituted under the chairmanship of Professor MS Swaminathan. The petition filed by advocate Shiv Kumar Tripathi claimed that farmers and farm community in India has been denied social, economic and political justice. (Input from PTI)

Farmers' Protest LIVE Updates | Union Minister RL Kataria skips event after protest by farmers

Union Minister Rattan Lal Kataria skipped one of his scheduled events at Ambala city following a protest by farmers on the site. However, the Minister of State for Jal Shakti and Social Justice and Empowerment attended two other public programmes where a large number of police force was deployed.

Kataria, who is the BJP MP from Ambala, was scheduled to attend a function at the shop of a tea trader located in an old grain market along with BJP MLA from Ambala city Aseem Goel.

A group of farmers agitating against the Centre's new farm reform laws gathered there and started protesting before the minister was to arrive there. (Input from PTI)