"farmers"

Congress MP Partap Singh Bajwa demanded setting up of a committee headed by a Supreme Court judge for an impartial probe into the January 26 incidents.

Chief Minister K Palaniswami said the scheme would come into immediate effect and the required financial allocation would be made by his government.

Rythu Vedikas would provide the much-needed platform for farmers to sit and discuss issues related to growing crops and price for farm produce, he said.

Advises farmers to adopt modern techniques and crop diversification to better yield and profits

The action comes after a group of MPs from 10 opposition parties visited the Ghazipur border on Thursday morning to meet the farmers

The Chief Minister, according to the government spokesman, has issued directives to the Mandi Parishad to set up 53 rural 'haats' and markets across the state.

He said that Rythu Bandhu, Rythu Bima, 24 hours free electricity supply to agricultural pump sets and irrigation facility had restored the past glory to farmers.

The reward of Rs 1 lakh was announced on Sidhu, Jugraj Singh, Gurjot Singh and Gurjant Singh who hoisted flags at the Red Fort or involved in the act, according to police.

Earlier, Tharoor and six journalists were booked by the Noida Police for sedition, among other charges, over the violence during the farmers' tractor rally in Delhi.

Thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, have been protesting at the national capital's borders for over two months against the laws.

BKU has appealed to all the farmers to join the khap panchayat today.

Punia was arrested by police on Sunday in an FIR registered under various sections including 186 , 353 and 332 of IPC.

Opposition parties ihad given a notice under rule 267 that calls for setting aside of business of the day to take up a discussion on the issue pressed.

Opposition parties had given a notice under rule 267 that calls for setting aside of business of the day to take up a discussion on the issue pressed.

Farmers have been camping on Delhi's border with Uttar Pradesh and Haryana for over two months now, protesting against three farm laws.

Owing to the heavy rains last month, a total of 6,62,689 hectares of agricultural crops besides 18,645 hectares of horticultural crops were damaged, the chief minister said.

The development comes in the wake of violence in Delhi on Republic Day on January 26 during a tractor parade of farmers protesting the new agriculture laws.

The decision has been taken to 'maintain public safety and averting public emergency' under Temporary Suspension of Telecom Services (Public Emergency or Public Safety) Rules 2017.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had Saturday said his government's offer on agri laws made to protesting farmers “still stands” and it was a just “phone call away” for talks.

The prime minister's remarks come amid ongoing protests by thousands of farmers, mostly from Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, at several border points in Delhi.