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The Minister said the Union government which was trying to protect interests of certain corporate firms was causing a huge blow to the agriculture sector by amending the laws.

Nalgonda: Calling upon the TRS elected representatives and the party members to participate in Bharath Bandh on December 8, Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy on Monday stressed the need to mount pressure on the Centre for revocation of three new farm laws. Speaking at a media conference along with Nalgonda MLA Kancherla Bhupal Reddy, the […]

London : TRS NRI wing UK leaders have extended their support to farmers protesting against the agricultural reforms in Delhi by joining a car rally organised by NRI groups in the UK. After the car rally, TRS NRI founder president Anil Kurmachalam said farm laws brought by the Central government were against farmers and demanded […]

Those arrested have been identified as Shabbir Ahmed, Ayub Pathan, Riyaz Rather from Kashmir and Gurjeet Singh and Sukhdeep Singh from Punjab.

Karimnagar: CPI State secretary Chada Venkat Reddy found fault with the Union government for neglecting farmers and taking steps only to benefit the corporates. Speaking at a protest demonstration organised by the CPI district unit at Kaman chowk on Saturday in support of agitating farmers in Delhi demanding the abolition of Farm laws, Venkat Reddy […]

Thousands of farmers have gathered at Delhi's gateways to demand a repeal of the Centre's three new farm laws.

Protesting farmers from Uttar Pradesh have blocked National Highway-9 near the UP Gate while those from Punjab and Haryana are staying put at other border points leading to Delhi.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Delhi Congress have arranged food and other essential items for the agitating farmers, who have been sitting on the Delhi-Haryana border for the last six days since.

The former UP chief minister also accused the government of giving false promises of doubling income of farmers.

The Narendra Modi-led NDA government has set a target of doubling farmers' income by 2022.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has termed Amit Shah's offer to hold discussions at the earliest as the best in the interest of the farming community and the nation at large.

Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that the Central government is committed for the prosperity of farmers and said "gumrahi gang" is trying to mislead them.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has welcomed the Union government's decision allowing farmers to enter the national capital and hold peaceful agitation.

It is deplorable that the Centre has shown neither the urgency nor sensitivity to address farmers' concerns over the new laws

The prime minister who is concerned about 'one nation, one election', should also implement "one nation, one treatment", the Congress general secretary in-charge Uttar Pradesh said.

Situation was tense at the border points as Delhi Police made repeated announcements on loudspeakers asking the farmers to retreat.

The Haryana government on Thursday completely sealed its borders with Punjab.

The situation remained tense at the Shambu inter-state border on the national highway as protesting farmers threw police barricades into the Ghaggar river.

The farmers protesting against the Centre's farm laws are assembling near Haryana borders with tractor-trolleys carrying ration and essentials for their proposed Delhi march.  

Night curfew will remain in force from 10 pm to 5 am, announced the Chief Minister, warning people against letting their guard down under any circumstances.