




Farmers' Protest Highlights: Farmers' agitation against the Centre's new farm reform laws has entered 20th day today. Farmers from different states have been camping at Delhi's Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur border points to demand repeal of the farm reform laws.
"I appeal to the peasant brothers to be vigilant and not provide their platform to such anti-social elements," Tomar added.
The farmers' union leaders have rejected the Centre's amendment proposal asserting nothing less than a repeal of the three farm laws will end the protests
Farmers' Protest Highlights: Farmers' agitation against the Centre's new farm laws has entered the 15th day. Leaders of farmer unions have refused to accept Centre's offer of amendments in the new farm laws and a written assurance on continuing the MSP system.
The proposed amendments to the farm laws will reportedly be sent to Union Home Minister Amit Shah for review.
Farmers' Protest Highlights: Farmers' protest against the Centre's new farm laws has entered the 12th day. The government will hold the next round of talks with farmer leaders on December 9.
In his introductory remarks at the fifth round of meeting with 40 farmers’ groups, Narendra Singh Tomar also welcomed feedback on the new farm laws, sources said.
Farmers' Protest highlights: Farmers' protest against the Centre's new farm laws has entered 9th day. The government will hold another round of talks with leaders of farmer unions tomorrow.
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, one of the three Union ministers talking with farmer union leaders, said the government had interests of farmers in mind and was hopeful that a solution will be arrived in the next meeting
Farmers' leaders told the government to focus on resolving the issues instead of trying to be a good host by offering lunch, Shinde said.
Farmers' Protest highlights: Farmers' protest against the Centre's new farm laws has entered 8th day. The government held second another round of talks with leaders of farmer unions today.
Farmers' Protest News LIVE Updates: Farmers' protest against the Centre's new farm legislation has entered 7th day. Government will hold another round of meeting with leaders of farmer unions on December 3.
The government has maintained that the new laws will bring farmers better opportunities and usher in new technologies in agriculture.
The talks were initially scheduled for December 3, but Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar invited farmer leaders today. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met Home Minister Amit Shah and Narendra Singh Tomar at BJP chief JP Nadda’s house before earlier in the day.
"The government has already taken cognisance of the issue of rising prices of onions and its one lakh tonnes of buffer stock is being released through NAFED,” Narendra Singh Tomar said.
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a record increase in area sown to kharif crops by 4.51 percent to 1,121.75 lakh hectares this year, Narendra Singh Tomar added.
The target for the 2020-21 crop year (July-June) was set at the National Conference for Rabi Campaign 2020, which was held on Monday to review the progress of the kharif (summer-sown) season and plan for the rabi crops.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and was announced by Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar in Lok Sabha.
Demand for work rose by 38.79 percent as 22.49 crore people sought work under MGNREGA this year until September 12
He also said that the country does not face problems in farm production but in post-harvest losses and therefore efforts are being made to strengthen post harvest infrastructure facilities and ensure better income for farmers.